Health and Fitness Apps Are Growing 87% Faster Than Any Other Apps

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Health and Fitness Apps Are Growing 87% Faster Than Any Other Apps
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Either people are sticking to their New Year's resolutions, or interest in fitness has found new life through tech**logy. Health and fitness app usage is up 62% in the past six months.

According to Flurry Insights (http://www.flurry.com/blog/flurry-insights/health-and-fitness-apps-finally-take-fueled-fitness-fanatics?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=pulsenews#.U6RGu41dVQl), health and fitness tracking apps are growing 87% faster than any other app category.

See also: 14 Hot Fitness Gadgets to Make You Sweat (http://mashable.com/2014/01/11/fitness-gadgets-ces-2014/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)


While tech companies have been trying to impact the health industry for years, consumer interest has been reignited thanks to wearable fitness trackers like the Fitbit (http://mashable.com/category/Fitbit?utm_campaign=&utm_context=textlink&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=) and Jawbone UP (http://mashable.com/category/Jawbone?utm_campaign=&utm_context=textlink&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=), as well as rumors that Apple is gearing up to launch a wearable (possibly called the iWatch), which will likely have a strong focus on health. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2014/06/20/health-fitness-apps-growth/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)

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