Fitness + Health | Cool Mom Tech https://coolmomtech.com Cool Mom Tech is the intersection of tech and style, of parenting, practicality and fabulosity, brought to you by the same team behind Cool Mom Picks. Mon, 27 Feb 2023 00:32:22 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.2 https://coolmomtech.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/09/cropped-cmt-512-1-32x32.png Fitness + Health | Cool Mom Tech https://coolmomtech.com 32 32 7 of the best meditation apps to help you calm anxiety. Deep breaths, everyone. https://coolmomtech.com/2023/02/best-meditation-apps/ https://coolmomtech.com/2023/02/best-meditation-apps/#respond Mon, 27 Feb 2023 00:20:56 +0000 https://coolmomtech.com/?p=41315 These days, anxiety feels like a constant a companion at my house and I’ve made good use of these meditation apps ever since Covid began.  I’m happy to say that when I actually get a chance to use them, they really make a difference. After all, we’re learning more and more that self-care isn’t about […]

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Help for kids with anxiety: 4 excellent mindfulness podcasts to help soothe the scaries of the world https://coolmomtech.com/2022/08/help-for-children-anxiety-mindfulness-podcasts-for-kids/ https://coolmomtech.com/2022/08/help-for-children-anxiety-mindfulness-podcasts-for-kids/#respond Tue, 23 Aug 2022 14:20:35 +0000 https://coolmomtech.com/?p=45614 If you need help for kids with anxiety, I am so grateful for these terrific mindfulness podcasts for kids. We all know that unfortunately, anxiety is on the rise for lots of children, including my own. Maybe you’re trying to help a child with chronic anxiety, or maybe they’re  just feeling anxious about heading back […]

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Headspace and Star Wars team up to teach mindfulness to kids. https://coolmomtech.com/2022/08/headspace-starwars-videos-mindfulness-for-kids/ https://coolmomtech.com/2022/08/headspace-starwars-videos-mindfulness-for-kids/#respond Fri, 12 Aug 2022 11:00:36 +0000 https://coolmomtech.com/?p=47128 It’s no secret that we are huge fans of Star Wars here at Cool Mom Tech, so when we heard that Headspace just launched new mindfulness and meditation content for kids 5-10 called Find Your Force with Star Wars, I rocketed over to watch the first of four videos on their YouTube channel. And I’m so […]

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5 phenomenal tech deals for dads: The stuff he really wants https://coolmomtech.com/2022/06/amazing-tech-deals-for-fathers-day-2022/ https://coolmomtech.com/2022/06/amazing-tech-deals-for-fathers-day-2022/#respond Wed, 15 Jun 2022 11:56:06 +0000 https://coolmomtech.com/?p=46998 Father’s Day is coming up and while we always have loads of last-minute Father’s Day gift ideas for you over on Cool Mom Picks, I was poking around to find some deals for you late shoppers. Turns out, there are some fantastic tech gifts for dads on sale right now — and I don’t mean […]

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What’s the best Fitbit for you? Here are some questions to help you figure it out. https://coolmomtech.com/2022/05/what-is-the-best-fitbit/ https://coolmomtech.com/2022/05/what-is-the-best-fitbit/#respond Wed, 04 May 2022 19:07:45 +0000 https://coolmomtech.com/?p=46883 Lately, a lot of readers have been asking us to recommend the best Fitbit for their needs — for themselves as a form of self-care, for gifts for others (ahem Mother’s Day and Father’s Day are coming up), or just an upgrade to an older model they already have. They’ve come to the right place! We’ve been covering […]

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If you walk, run, or cycle, these open ear headphones let you hear your music without tuning out the world. https://coolmomtech.com/2022/04/open-ear-headphones-shokz-openrun-pro-review/ https://coolmomtech.com/2022/04/open-ear-headphones-shokz-openrun-pro-review/#comments Fri, 08 Apr 2022 10:15:44 +0000 https://coolmomtech.com/?p=46689 I love listening to music, audiobooks or podcasts (like Spawned of course!) when I’m outside. But there are so many times it’s not really safe for us to completely tune out our surroundings, like when I’m running alone at 6 AM, or should I be pushing a stroller down a busy sidewalk, I’ve been looking for […]

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Skip the office visits, parents: Speech therapy is now available online. https://coolmomtech.com/2022/02/expressable-online-speech-therapy/ https://coolmomtech.com/2022/02/expressable-online-speech-therapy/#respond Sat, 12 Feb 2022 11:00:06 +0000 https://coolmomtech.com/?p=46492 We know that online mental health therapy access has exploded over the past two years, and increasingly so have other kinds of therapy. As a parent with a child in therapy (and a toddler who naps during the day), I know that just getting to the office every week can be a big obstacle for so many […]

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How I came to choose the best light therapy lamp to help me beat the shorter days. https://coolmomtech.com/2022/01/best-light-therapy-lamp-seasonal-affective-disorder/ https://coolmomtech.com/2022/01/best-light-therapy-lamp-seasonal-affective-disorder/#comments Tue, 11 Jan 2022 16:00:16 +0000 http://coolmomtech.com/?p=26979 So let’s talk about my absolute obsession with HappyLights, more technically known as light therapy lamps. I’ve always kind of dreaded the shorter daylight hours of the winter, knowing that Seasonal Affective Disorder tends to hit me hard. I get tired, cranky (sorry, colleagues), crave carbs up the whazoo, and have trouble staying up much past the […]

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Telemedicine gets even more accurate with the the TytoCare Medical Exam Kit. Whoa. https://coolmomtech.com/2022/01/tytocare-medical-exam-kit-telemedicine/ https://coolmomtech.com/2022/01/tytocare-medical-exam-kit-telemedicine/#respond Thu, 06 Jan 2022 11:04:52 +0000 https://coolmomtech.com/?p=46026 Even in pre-Covid days, I always hated sitting in a doctor’s waiting room just thinking about the “bonus” rotovirus we were probably contracting on top of the ear infection we were there to treat. That’s a big reason I am so excited about the TytoCare Medical Exam Kit. I’m sure most of us are no […]

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Active Arcade is a fun free app that gets the whole family up off the couch. https://coolmomtech.com/2021/11/active-arcade-app-review/ https://coolmomtech.com/2021/11/active-arcade-app-review/#respond Wed, 24 Nov 2021 11:00:04 +0000 https://coolmomtech.com/?p=46057 Before the holidays kick into full gear, I recommend you download one super-fun, get-off-the-couch app that also happens to be 100% free: Active Arcade. It’s entirely designed to get you moving (and maybe burning off all that pie eating) while enjoying yourself through play. Unlike a Wii for example, you don’t need any extra equipment other […]

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