Tekes: “It Takes Courage to Be a Finn”
The creation of new and innovation require courage. Finnish Funding Agency for Innovation Tekes and the Dudesons created a new video series Meanwhile in Finland. The goal of this series…
Firstbeat Life Update: Improvement in Automatic Sleep Detection
We have made improvements to our sleep recognition logic. If a sleeping period is missing from the journal entries for some nights, the app will now recognize this automatically. This…
Firstbeat Life Update: Notes for Results That Need Extra Attention
We have made improvements to our analysis and added notes in the Firstbeat Life app about ‘Continuous overload’ and ‘Health check recommendations’ based on measurement results. Please note that you…
Firstbeat’s Tiina on Go Healthy for Good: Stress Can Be Both Positive or Negative
Firstbeat’s Exercise Physiologist and Wellness Specialist Tiina Hoffman featured on Go Healthy for Good by Hope Channel. During the program Tiina and Dr. Nerida McKibben discuss heart rate variability in…
Firstbeat Named Finalist for Top International Sports Technology Award
Firstbeat’s popular Sports Monitor for teams has been shortlisted for the 2016 Sports Technology Awards in the category of Best Technology for Managers and Coaches. This prestigious international event celebrates…
Firstbeat Named Entrepreneur of the Year in Central Finland – ”Our Success Is Based on Knowledge and Hard Work”
The Federation of Finnish Enterprises named Firstbeat as the 2015 Entrepreneur of the Year for Central Finland. The selection jury cited Firstbeat’s advancement of the City of Jyväskylä and the…
Firstbeat to Share its Passion for Healthy Lifestyle in Allt för Hälsan Fair 27-29 November
Scandinavia’s largest lifestyle and health fair Allt för Hälsan is annually held meeting and trade place. It brings together people working or interested in healthy lifestyle and latest trends in…
IDTechEx Wearable USA on Nov 18-19 Will Showcase the Latest Wearable Technology Including Firstbeat Lifestyle Assessment
Gathering together the latest technology innovations, the IDTechEx Wearable USA conference is the largest show in the US of the wearable technology field. Last year over 700 people attended the…
Firstbeat to Participate in Medica Medicine + Sports Conference on 17-18 November
The third Medica Medicine + Sports Conference will be held in Düsseldorf, Germany. The main objective is to connect sports medicine and innovative technologies in order to come up with…
Focused on Balanced and Healthy Lifestyle: Firstbeat Attends in Lifestyle Medicine on 1-4 November 2015
Lifestyle Medicine 2015 is the conference hosted by The American College of Lifestyle Medicine (ACLM). The event offers various speaker sessions, networking opportunities with industry leaders and latest discoveries from…
Read the New Case Story: Recovery and Productivity Increased by Lifestyle Assessment
Marjo Huhtala, the founder of Mandare Oy, got her own well-being tested with a Firstbeat Lifestyle Assessment, just at the time when she was starting her own business. Lifestyle Assessment results got…
Firstbeat Joins UK Active
Firstbeat is now a member of UK Active, a non-profit organization with the vision to get more people, more active, more often. Together with its partners, UK Active is committed…