Former Olympic skier starts company that teaches young female athletes mental fitness

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For the ten years Libby Ludlow spent racing down mountains as a U.S. Olympic skier, she never met with venture capitalists, surely did not spend time in an accelerator and definitely never presented at a Demo Day. But in a way, she was still an entrepreneur in spirit, taking ownership of everything going on from… Read More…

Fast food study: Millennials are making the least-healthy menu choices

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Last month, data from Placed told us how much America loves its fast food. Now we know a little more about what menu choices people are making at the counter. Based on Part 2 of the April rankings of Placed Insights, a platform that is essentially the Nielsen TV ratings system or Google Analytics but for the offline world,… Read More…

The Most Valuable Pitches (MVPs) from Nike Accelerator Demo Day

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Well, that was inspiring — both to the brain and the body. The Nike Accelerator Demo Day wrapped up Monday afternoon on the pristine Nike campus just outside of Portland. More than 700 investors, mentors, industry leaders, Nike execs and friends packed an auditorium here as ten founders — many of them rocking sweet Nike… Read More…

Live from the Nike Accelerator Demo Day

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PORTLAND, Ore. — We’ve arrived at the beautiful Nike campus just outside of Portland for the big Nike Accelerator Demo Day. More than 900 investors, mentors, Nike leaders, friends and family are expected here. Three months ago, ten startups arrived here for an accelerator program put on by Nike and TechStars. GeekWire has featured all of the… Read More…

Nike Accelerator Spotlight: GeoPalz motivates kids to exercise with reward system

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Editor’s note: Nike Accelerator Spotlight takes a look at the ten startups participating in the Nike+ Accelerator, a three-month startup program based in Portland, Ore. and put on by Nike and TechStars. GeekWire is featuring each company leading up to the June 10 demo day. Check out past Spotlights below.  As technology becomes more prevalent in today’s world, seeing… Read More…

Nike Accelerator Spotlight: Nextstep.io teaches you about yourself with exercise data

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Editor’s note: Nike Accelerator Spotlight takes a look at the ten startups participating in the Nike+ Accelerator, a three-month startup program based in Portland, Ore. and put on by Nike and TechStars. GeekWire is featuring each company leading up to the June 10 demo day. Check out past Spotlights below.  There are countless fitness activity trackers available… Read More…

These sensor-infused socks track your steps and ID injury-prone running styles

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In the past few years, you’ve heard of smartphones, smart-watches and most recently, smart-glasses. Now, courtesy of a Redmond-based startup, we have yet another ordinary product attached to your body that’s becoming more intelligent: smart socks. Meet Heapsylon, a company founded two years ago by three Microsofties that is developing what is essentially a pedometer… Read More…

Nike Accelerator Spotlight: GoRecess helps you find, book fitness classes

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Editor’s note: Nike Accelerator Spotlight takes a look at the ten startups participating in the Nike+ Accelerator, a three-month startup program based in Portland, Ore. and put on by Nike and TechStars. GeekWire is featuring each company leading up to the June 10 demo day.  For many of us, exercising alone is sometimes boring. Fitness classes,… Read More…

Exercise giant Precor debuts app to help reach fitness goals

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In yet another fitness-related app to hit the market, Woodinville, Wash.-based fitness manufacturer Precor just debuted its own iOS app that’s designed to work both with Precor equipment, as well as outside the gym. Preva allows you to set weekly goals, track your exercise progress and achieve reward badges, all with the information stored in the cloud…. Read More…

Here’s why your next meeting should be spent walking, not sitting

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(Thanks to Twitter user @TroyJMorris for the Aaron Sorkin “Walk and Talk” tip — hence the video above) For those working every day, and especially in the startup world, it’s not easy to fit exercise into hectic schedules. So here’s something to try next time you set up a one-on-one meeting: ditch the chairs and… Read More…

EveryMove partners with popular Endomondo sports tracker app

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EveryMove, a Seattle-based startup that lets users track their healthy habits and rewards them with gift cards and reduced health-care premiums, has partnered with the popular sports tracking app Endomondo. As a result of the deal, EveryMove users can earn points from workouts tracked on Endomondo. In a blog post, the company wrote that it saw high demand… Read More…

Vancouver beats out Seattle, Portland as most walkable city

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Portland has the donuts, Seattle has the coffee and Vancouver, B.C. has the … sidewalks. Walk Score, a Seattle-based company that promotes walkable neighborhoods, just ranked the most walkable cities in Canada and Vancouver, B.C. took the top spot with a “Walk Score” of 78. That beats out Seattle (74) and Portland (66) as the most… Read More…

Rewind: EveryMove’s ‘mileage program’ for your health

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Our guest this past weekend on the GeekWire Podcast was Russell Benaroya, the CEO of EveryMove, a Seattle-area startup that lets users track their exercise and other healthy habits either manually or using gadgets such as high-tech pedometers. Rewards for participants include everything from gift cards to reduced health-care premiums. Russell tried to win over John… Read More…