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Firstbeat Gets Calorie Counts Right

Accurate calorie counts provide insight for better personal health decisions and reveal the effectiveness of weight management efforts.

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It’s Not Always So Serious! A Lighter Look at Firstbeat Lifestyle Assessment Results

Several of our recent blogs have discussed different habits and realities of life that can compromise a healthy, well-balanced lifestyle. You might remember reading about the harsh effect that alcohol…

Tottenham Hotspur soccer team uses Firstbeat Sports

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How Loss of Key Player Increases Value of Recovery Data for Tottenham Hotspur

Training load monitoring and recovery testing are among the ways that top teams like Tottenham Hotspur are leveraging science and technology to reduce injuries and create competitive advantages on the field.

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Smarter Endurance Training with Heart Rate Variability Guidance

The ability to predict how a particular individual will react to a training protocol in advance is a critical step in getting training prescriptions right.

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Life’s Not Always a Day at the Beach, But There’s a Lot We Can Do to Enjoy a Smoother, More Balanced Ride!

We here at Firstbeat – together with wellness providers around the world – are in the business of discussing different viewpoints and strategies for balancing our busy lives better, to…

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About Exercise, Alcohol and Recovery

If the goal is to improve fitness, training must be matched with good recovery. One of the factors known to have a negative effect on recovery is alcohol.

Firstbeat at CES and Looking Forward to 2017

The new year, 2017, got off to a quick start for Firstbeat with a strong showing in Las Vegas, at CES, the world’s largest consumer electronics showcase.

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Why Should I Exercise, If I Don’t Feel Like It?

Battling stress and tiredness isn’t easy, but there are a few things you can do to help yourself.

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Towards and Through the Holidays with Less Stress and More Balance!

The holidays are ahead – be it Christmas, the New Year, Hanukkah, or some other holiday at the end of the year. During the lead-up period, the topic of holiday…

Going through the Lifestyle Assessment results with a coach

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Firstbeat Lifestyle Assessment – Reflections and Take-Home Messages from the SentryOne Group Project

16 staff members of SentryOne took part in a Firstbeat Lifestyle Assessment for the 3rd time since 2013. Here´s how it turned out.

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Focus on Recovery: Firstbeat Helps Cross-fit Athletes Stay Goal-Oriented

Staying goal-oriented in training is important, and today my daily challenge is to maximize recovery. There are times when my head is tired, but my body feels alert and ready to go.

VO2max the Ultimate Resource for Conquering Your Health and Performance Goals

This technology is new to many, but the groundwork for this revolutionary step has been carefully developed and curated by Firstbeat for well over a decade.

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HIIT as a way to spice up your fitness routine?

HIIT is a trendy form of training today – according to American College of Sports Medicine’s Worldwide Survey of Fitness Trends 2015, it’s the no. 2 fitness trend in the world.

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Beyond Heart Rate: Heart Rate Variability

Heart rate variability (HRV) is the physiological phenomenon of variation in the time interval between consecutive heartbeats. The level of HRV varies a lot between individuals, but in general terms, high HRV is viewed as a marker of good fitness and health.