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Mar 7

Discover the new Firstbeat Website – auf Deutsch!

With customers and partners all over the world, Firstbeat is the leader on the market of heartrate monitoring. To make our services even more accessible for our German speaking customers,…

Feb 11

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…

Jan 25

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…

Jan 8

Project Wellbeing Booster: Firstbeat Lifestyle Assessment Is a Useful Solution for Enhancing Occupational Wellbeing

  The impact of a new digital service was tested in an extensive co-operational occupational wellbeing project. Companies involved in the project were Sitra, Fortum, Kone, Varma, Microsoft, Taltioni and…

Dec 16

Firstbeat Introduces a Game Changer for Elite Sports Coaching

The new Training Effect feature reveals athletes’ physiological performance in real time, enabling coaches to make better training decisions. Jyväskylä, Finland. December 16, 2015. Update Jyväskylä, Finland. July 1,2019 –…

Dec 8

Firstbeat Success Story: Even “Tough-guys” Need Rest

Tuomas Simola is a Finnish submission wrestler with a clear goal in mind; to win the ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championships. His training requires many hours of wrestling practices and…

Nov 20

New Partnership With German Ice Hockey Federation

We are excited to announce that the German Ice Hockey Federation will begin using Firstbeat Sports systems for all their national team programs. This includes the elite men’s and women’s…

Nov 19

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…

Nov 10

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…

Nov 9

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…

Oct 23

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…