fitness wearables
A systematic review of studies found digital interventions like wearables and apps weren’t effective in increasing physical activity for people in low socioeconomic status groups.
Unlike the previous version, the Halo View has an AMOLED screen. Amazon boasts the wearable is swim-proof and runs seven days per battery charge.
The exposed records included user data on name, birthdate, weight, height, gender and location.
The WHOOP 4.0 works with WHOOP Body, allowing users to wear the sensor in exercise gear or sleepwear.
The acquisition announcement comes just after WHOOP reported it had raised $200 million in Series F funding.
First announced in March, the program allows participants to pay off the device's cost by meeting daily fitness goals.
A survey of more than 1,000 consumers from ON World showed that fitness is the most important application for wearable users.
According to a recent survey of 24,000 consumers in 24 countries, about 8 percent now own wearable fitness monitors and 6 percent own a wearable health monitor.
About 19 million wearable fitness devices are in use worldwide this year, according to a new report from Juniper Research, and that number is expected to nearly triple by 2018.