There are four pillars of bulletproof health, according to US sports clothing giant Under Armour: sleep, activity, nutrition and fitness. The HealthBox, UA’s debut in the activity tracker market (in partnership with mobile tech company HTC), allows you to ensure each of your pillars is in good nick.
The HealthBox bundle is made up of a comfortable, lightweight wrist-worn activity band that can measure your resting heart rate, a chest strap heart rate monitor for workouts and a sleek disc-shaped digital scale that reads your weight and body fat percentage – though not 100% accurately. This trio sync via Bluetooth to the free UA Record app, a hub that allows you to chart your weight changes, sleep quality, mood, steps taken and calories burned and consumed.
It’s a fitness fanatic’s dream, but the best thing about UA’s software is it’s compatible with a multitude of fitness apps you’ve probably already tried, including Google Fit and Apple’s HealthKit as well as UA-owned MapMyRun and the excellent MyFitnessPal. It means all your fitness gadgets can work together to deliver on their overall premise: to get you fitter. Makes sense to us.
Under Armour HealthBox, £349
ABOVE AVERAGE
The UA Record app relays your data to tech platform IBM Watson, which provides regular insights on how your stats compare with the average in your age group. Like an on-board GP cajoling you to up your game.
FUTURE PROOF
Later this year the kit will sync with UA’s new GPS-connected trainers, the Speedform Gemini 2, as well as UA’s in-ear HRM earphones, to give you an even clearer picture of your health. AI-fused compression pants can’t be far away.