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Runkeeper is a GPS fitness-tracking app for iOS and Android launched in 2008. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] [ 7 ] In late 2011, Runkeeper secured $10 million in a Series B financing, led by Spark Capital . [ 8 ] [ 9 ] [ 10 ] In February 2016, Runkeeper was acquired by Asics .
Sports periodization. Periodization is a cyclical method of planning and managing athletic or physical training and involves progressive cycling of various aspects of a training program during a specific period. [1][2] Conditioning programs can use periodization to break up the training program into the off-season, preseason, inseason, and the ...
MyFitnessPal is a smartphone application which uses gamification elements for exercise and diet management. The app provides multiple features for diet management. These features include the ability to enter data about food consumed, either manually or by scanning bar codes [1] and Meal Scan, a computer vision technology developed by Passio Inc., that allows users to log meals by pointing ...
The NHS in the UK provides downloadable podcasts and a smartphone app (Android and iOS) for the plan. [7] A mobile app, created by Zen Labs, [8] has training plans that are based on the Couch to 5K running plan from CoolRunning.com. [9] [10] It is one of the highest-rated health and fitness apps available on Android and iOS. [11] [12]
The Association of International Marathons and Distance Races, also known as AIMS, is an association of the organisers of long-distance road running races. It was founded in 1982 at a meeting in London of marathon race directors. Its membership was extended in 1986 to include all road races. In June 2016, over 400 race organisations were members.
A fitness boot camp is a type of group physical training program that may be conducted by gyms, personal trainers or other organizations. These programs are designed to build strength and fitness through a variety of types of exercise. The activities and format may be loosely modeled on aspects of fitness training used in the military and the ...
Endomondo is a fitness guidance website that provides health and wellness tools and resources to individuals. Endomondo.com also delivers insights on fitness trends. [2] Previously it was a social fitness network created by Endomondo LLC which allowed users to track their fitness and health statistics with a mobile application and website.
Brain training (also called cognitive training) is a program of regular activities purported to maintain or improve one's cognitive abilities. The phrase “cognitive ability” usually refers to components of fluid intelligence such as executive function and working memory. Cognitive training reflects a hypothesis that cognitive abilities can ...