We spend a lot of time sitting to develop top apps like Workout Trainer. It's gotten us thinking about what we can do to stay agile at the workplace. Did you know people spend 9.3 hours a day on average sitting? This sedentary behavior has become a significant health issue...

Fittingly, our latest free Workout of the Week, the Office Chair & Wall Drill, introduces you to what can be done on/off your sitting booty.

Whether you're at home or at the office, simply use a sturdy chair and clear wall as your exercise props...and get moving!

If you like this workout, complete our new Office Exercises & Stretches Program!  This 14-day program is packed with office-worthy workouts that are between 5-15 minutes and on sale now for $9.99 USD.

Remember, all of Skimble's workouts are led by certified personal trainers to give you all the guidance and motivation you need to power through.  You can do these workouts consecutively or only during the work days, our programs can be easily modified to fit your schedule.  Combat the work week fatigue and surprise your body with smooth office moves today!

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During the winter months, you'll likely find yourself cooped up in the house and demotivated. This workout is aimed to re-energize you by getting your heart pumping and blood moving throughout your body!  Do the Energizer Body workout:

Start with a fun warm-up, move on to some great bodyweight exercises, complete our jumping challenge and enjoy a few calming cool down moves.

BONUS: Greg, one of our real Global Trainers, can coach you through this workout for FREE!!!  Simply choose 'Greg' as your trainer before starting the workout.

Now seize the day, Skimblers!

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At Skimble, we love inspiring others to embrace a healthy and active lifestyle using some of the latest mobile tech innovations!  It's an idea we think is worth spreading. Fittingly, Skimble's co-founder Maria Ly recently gave a TEDx Talk at her alma mater, the University of Waterloo, in Canada.  Here's Maria's talk...backflips, twists 'n all:

Before hitting the stage, Maria met up with her impromptu stunt team consisting of three all-star gymnasts/dancers from the uWaterloo Cheer team.

They practiced for only a couple of hours before busting out their fit moves!  From Right to Left: Olivia Turi, Amanda Whaling, Maria and Glynnis Marie Pardo. Thanks Samson Yan for teaming us up :)

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Thanks for participating in Skimble's 2012 New Year Programs bundle giveaway contest!

Congrats to our winners, we hope you achieve your fitness goals with us soon!

The lucky ladies:

• Sue Westhoelter-Stubbs
• Helen Jennings
• Amber Reeves Barrow

The charmed chaps:

• Scott Segtnan
• Darren Swancott
• Keith Powers

Heads up, we'll be unlocking the premium programs for the winners in the next 24 hrs so they will have access to them once they log in to their accounts in the Workout Trainer app. Enjoy!

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Thanks for making Workout Trainer the #1 Free Health & Fitness app on Android at the start of 2012!

We want to show our appreciation with a giveaway consisting of a bundle of Programs for the New Year.  Want to Get Off the Couch?  Be Fit, Flex & Fierce?  Get a 6-pack toned Abs?  Stay Slim & Trim?  Be your Tough & Buff best?  We're here to help you achieve your 2012 goals.

If you want a chance at winning a pack of our premium programs, all you have to do is follow the steps below (you must do at least one):

1. Like our contest post on Facebook!

2. Retweet this post (including @skimble or the #skimble hashtag)

Have fun with it.  Here are some examples:

• Join me on Workout Trainer, the #1 free Health & Fitness app on Android. Retweet to win a New Years program pack -- I want to! http://bit.ly/xJpT2R cc @Skimble

• Check out Workout Trainer, the #1 free Health & Fitness app on Android. Retweet to WIN a New Years program pack! http://bit.ly/xJpT2R by @skimble

• I wanna WIN a New Years program pack for Workout Trainer, the #1 FREE Health & Fitness app on @Android - http://bit.ly/xJpT2R via @skimble Retweet to WIN!

Make sure you only tweet the message once, or you will be disqualified.

We’ll choose winners at random and contact them when the giveaway is over.  Anyone over 13 years of age is eligible and must have a Skimble membership to Workout Trainer on their own Android device or iPhone/iPad/iPod Touch to be able to activate their bundle of programs.  Each winner receives a bundle of Skimble's New Years Programs, MSRP $50 USD.  There will be at least three winners announced.

The contest giveaway starts now and goes through the weekend.  The contest will end Mon January 16th at 6pm PT and winners will be announced in this blog post shortly after -- good luck!

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Happy New Year!  Skimble's certainly been thinking about 2012 resolutions and how we can help you live healthier.  Today, we're excited to announce the launch of workout PROGRAMS available in the latest Workout Trainer app in the Android Market and App Store!  As the name suggests, programs help you achieve your fitness goals with step-by-step 2-6 week action plans packed with our signature follow-along multimedia workouts.

As always, Skimble' workout programs have been carefully developed by expert personal trainers and health coaches.  They can be customized to fit your busy schedule including the time of day you'd like to work out and the days you can work out.  The programs currently cost between $4.99-$14.99, which is a steal compared to about $100/hr for an in-person Personal Trainer.  Please try one today and let us know what you think!

For more information about our launch, check out the full press article released on TechCrunch today.

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New year, new exercises! This quick 2012 New Year Blast adds fun variations to traditional exercises. Start your resolutions off on the right foot by learning new ways to keep your muscles guessing.  In this workout you'll warm up, core up & arm yourself for the best year yet!

PS: Hey Android users! Make sure you get the latest Android Market app update...we have a pleasant surprise for you :) More on that soon...

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Has the gingerbread man been knocking on your tummy? As 2011 winds down, give your holiday bod a year-end balance & strength challenge. The fun 2011 Finale Challenge is meant for everyone so see if your friends (of all shapes and sizes) can complete it with you!

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As we make your way into the holiday season, check out these videos to keep you thinking about your health over the holidays:

The first one tackles health from the business side posing the question: are health startups the next big opportunity?  It provides you with a glimpse into some of the people and startups who've chosen to focus their work to make people's lives healthier.  This episode of TechCrunch TV features the ladies of Rock Health, Halle Tecco and Leslie Ziegler.  Thanks for the Skimble shout out!

Next up, the holidays are supposed to be joyous, but they’re mostly a stressful time full of rich meals, grueling travel and over-commitment. It’s easy to neglect our personal health, or let an exercise regime lapse, when we’re busy and its cold and dark outside.  But thanks to cool new technology, it doesn’t have to be this way.  VentureBeat features Rock Health portfolio companies including Skimble:

If you fast forward to the 1:50 min mark in the video, you'll see that whether you're going for a run, practicing yoga, rock climbing or doing a workout challenge in Workout Trainer, 'tis the season to stay nimble, Skimblers.

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Keep the workouts going throughout the holiday season, a season that's filled with creamy filling & fruit cake! This workout's designed to keep your whole body feeling challenged from one toning move to another. Crank up the festive tunes and rock out to the Happy Holiday Showdown workout!

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Skimblers, you guessed it!

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Get ready for the Washboard Abs Blast, our latest 12 minute core workout.  It's time to get those muscles in your core working hard with big, powerful movements. This is an ideal workout if you're CRUNCHED for time and you wanna BLAST those abs!

Happy #FitnessFriday and have a great weekend working those abs with the Skimble community to support you along the way...

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Once there was eHealth, then there was dHealth, now there is mHealth...and it looks like it's here to stay.  This week, Skimble was on site at the 2011 mHealth Summit (#mHS11) at the Gaylord in DC.  This year, the summit attracted over 3600 attendees from 46 states and 50 countries.  Here's our photo recap:

The conference kicked off with some incredible Keynotes and Themed Tracks:

The exhibit hall was packed with innovation including the Start Up Pavilion where Skimble was representing along with Rock Health, CellScope and other great startups.

The first evening was spent at a dueling piano bar!  There we celebrated the QualcommLife 2net device platform launch with Rock Health:

Cheers to mHealth!

The second night was spent with Health in Place's Disruptive Women in Health Care:

Halle Tecco of Rock Health speaks:

We wrapped things up in style with a little nightcap in downtown DC:

Of course we had to stop by the White House for some eggnog with the Obama's ;p

Feeling all warm inside, we checked out the National Christmas Tree:

What a trip!  Thanks everyone for making the mHealth Summit so memorable and invigorating, The Foundation for the National Institutes of Health, HIMSS, The mHealth Alliance (mHA) & The National Institutes of Health (NIH).

For those who aren't too familiar with the event, the mHealth Summit brings together leaders in government, the private sector, industry, academia, providers and not-for-profit organizations from across the mHealth ecosystem to advance collaboration in the use of wireless technology to improve health outcomes in the United States and abroad.

PS: don't forget to work off those dark chocolate truffles we provided with Skimble's top free app, Workout Trainer iPhone/iPad and Android!

Here are all of Skimble's mHealth Summit photos on flickr. 

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December has started!  Prepare to ring the bells (dumbbells that is) after a nice warm up to get the blood moving. This full body dumbbell workout is a great way to promote muscle mass while burning enough cals to keep the fat off.

Ring the BELLS! is sure to get you in that holiday spirit, feeling toned & toasty.

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Happy Thanksgiving!  Has turkey gobbling got you in a 'gut'?  Get a quick cardio workout in between feasts this long with our Workout of the Week, the Cardio Go-Getter Gobble!

Play some holiday music and challenge your loved ones to get 'em hearts pumping and holiday bods lean together.  Be thankful!  We certainly are.

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Just another day in the life of a health startup.  Team Skimble recently took our Rock Health family out for a rock climbing & dining fest.  Here are the photos of our willing participants:

The ladies gearing up:

We're ready to rock!

Omada Health fellas are pumped up and ready for battle...

but could this stressful, team BrainBot?

Not at all! Let's climb...

Leslie does knots...then ends up sending a 5.10b for her first time! (you get the night's MIP :)

Afterward, everyone rocked the organic/vegan dinner created by chief Velvet Valentine - yum!

Thanks everyone for being a good sport about learning our favorite sport ;)

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These aren't dance moves for the club.  This Front, Back, and Side-to-Side workout is designed to hit muscle groups on various sides of the bod.  It could be more fun than clubbing...you won't know until you try it!

Be sure to have a pair of dumbbells or soup cans handy for the exercises at the end.

After the workout, you may just go from party rockin' to sexy-and-i-know-it!

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We know that after a long day at work, all you probably want to do is chill out in front of the TV.  You also hate to think of yourself as a couch potato...who would?

Today, we are thrilled to announce the launch of our Workout Trainer app's Apple TV integration.  Now, you can wirelessly beam Skimble's Workout Trainer app onto your big screen television for a truly connected experience.  Take a look:

There really is something good on TV...so get off the couch and take control of your health!  Be sure to play your favorite playlists on your iPod or fave music app to get into the exercise groove.

This functionality works seamlessly with your iPad 2 or iPhone 4S.  

For more detail on how to set up your iPad 2, watch the close up:

For setup instructions for your iPhone 4S, watch this:

To learn more about the awesome powers of the Apple TV, head over to Apple!

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Hey hot shot, think you can handle the Fat Burner Deluxe Workout of the Week?

Enjoy the warm up because this deluxe workout is bound to leave you huffing and puffing...and wishing it were about four less sets. During the meat of the workout, you must go as hard as you can for five sets of four intense exercises, 20 seconds on & 10 seconds recovery. 

Feel the fat melt away as you perform max repetitions for each exercise!

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