It seems really weird to think back to a time when your mobile phone couldn’t do the jobs of a dozen other devices. Now that smartphones have supplanted everything from compasses and Rolodexes to ...

Step counting has been a time-honored fitness metric for decades, even if the 10,000-step rule of thumb was based on a Japanese marketing strategy rather than anything resembling science. The older ...

PHILADELPHIA, July 18, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- People with active lifestyles are visiting the Apple App Store and the Android Marketplace to download their free IBX Healthy Steps Pedometer app for their ...

Walking apps provide consistent, objective feedback on one of the most accessible forms of physical activity, says Rohan Khera, MD, a cardiologist at Yale School of Medicine. The key is to use the app ...

With new routes to explore, distance tracking, pace sensors, and social media connectivity that allows you to share your walks with friends, one of these best walking apps can help bring more to your ...