Quantcast
Channel: Microsoft Health Blog
Browsing all 61 articles
Browse latest View live

Jenna Wolfe Builds and Shares Her Own Guided Workouts

Jenna Wolfe—lifestyle guru, personal trainer, inspiring fitness advocate—has partnered with Microsoft to build and share custom Guided Workouts for Microsoft Band fans. Jenna came by Microsoft to talk...

View Article


Introducing GPS Power Saver and Weight Tracking for Microsoft Band 2

This week, we introduced two new features for Microsoft Band users: GPS Power Saver mode¹ and weight-tracking functionality, available through the Microsoft Health app. You asked, we delivered. Extend...

View Article


Four Workouts You Can Do in 30 Minutes or Less

Look, we get it, you’re busy. You don’t always have 90 minutes or an hour for a workout. So let’s get past that excuse—just because a workout is short, it doesn’t mean it can’t be awesome. And by...

View Article

Introducing Friday Guided Workouts

Let’s end your week with a great workout. Starting today, we will be sharing custom  workouts with you each Friday that we built just for you (click here to learn how to build your own). It is circuit...

View Article

How to Connect Your Microsoft Health Account to Cortana

If you are located in the US, follow these instructions to connect your Microsoft Health account to Cortana. Open Cortana on your Windows 10 device by clicking on the circle icon, and scroll down....

View Article


Microsoft Band Gets Updates for social, Golf, Guided Workouts and more

We’re committed to continuously offering new Microsoft Band experiences that help you achieve your fitness goals, and this month is no exception! A handful of updates will start rolling out to...

View Article

Friday Guided Workout: February 19

Alright you Friday Fitness Followers, it’s go time. Today’s workout is simple and highly effective, with minimal equipment needed. All you need is a pair of dumbbells, a bench, box, or chair, and a...

View Article

You’ve asked: How do I extend my band’s battery life?

Great question! Who doesn’t want their battery to last longer, right? We all do, and there are actually a number of tips that can help you accomplish this. But first, let’s be clear: like any...

View Article


How to build your own calorie-blasting workout

Calorie-blast your morning workout with these three moves! Muscle-shred your upper body in just ten minutes! You see a ton of workouts online and in videos that make promises like these. Many of these...

View Article


Legs on fire: February 26 Friday workout

Woohoo! It’s Friday and time to crush another workout. Today’s Friday Guided Workouts will light your legs on fire. During your workout, your legs will be challenged. When this happens, try shortening...

View Article

Focus your priorities: Advice from Jenna Wolfe

We sat down with fitness and lifestyle expert Jenna Wolfe, who has partnered with Microsoft to showcase the Microsoft Band, to get her take on healthy habits, inspiration, and what ingredient she’d be...

View Article

Ab-dominance: March 4 Friday workout

Alright you Friday Fitness Followers, this is a super simple, no-equipment-necessary abdominal humbler. Prepare to establish a deep burn early in this workout but don’t let it stop you from completing...

View Article

New features: Auto Pause and character-based language display

We all need to pause for a break once in a while, but pausing your tracking session can be a distraction. After a run or bike ride, few things are more discouraging than discovering that you forgot to...

View Article


Jenna Wolfe Talks Inspiration and Microsoft Band

We sat down with fitness and lifestyle expert Jenna Wolfe, who has partnered with Microsoft to showcase the Microsoft Band, to get her take on healthy habits, inspiration, and what ingredient she’d be...

View Article

Full-Body Burn: March 11 Friday Workout

It’s another Friday, which means another workout! This week, I’ve stepped into the exercise kitchen of madness and cooked up 300-rep and 500-rep workouts to get your heart rate up and smash calories....

View Article


Train for Tough Mudder with Microsoft Band

We are thrilled to announce that Microsoft Band is the official training wearable of Tough Mudder this season. As part of this new partnership, we are working with Coach Mud to build custom Guided...

View Article

Jenna Wolfe Dishes Three Ways to Live Healthier

We sat down with fitness and lifestyle expert Jenna Wolfe, who has partnered with Microsoft to showcase the Microsoft Band, to get her take on healthy habits, inspiration, and what ingredient she’d be...

View Article


Sweat Factory: March 18 Guided Workout

Hello Friday Fitness Followers! Let’s dive right in. Start your band, get yourself warm and get to work. Whether you challenge yourself to the 300 or the 500, you’ll want to complete each round as fast...

View Article

Coming Soon: Social Challenges and Leaderboards

When it comes to Facebook and fitness, the two almost go hand in hand. Your friends motivate you, they challenge you, and you have fun inspiring each other! Microsoft Band and Microsoft Health’s new...

View Article

Spring Into Action: March 25 Friday Workout

Hello Friday Fitness enthusiasts. Spring is here and that means … jumping! Using spring as a theme, I have selected five jumpy exercises for this week’s Friday Workouts. You will need a pull-up bar for...

View Article
Browsing all 61 articles
Browse latest View live


Latest Images