With the new year comes new health challenges for many. Seasonal changes often bring unique concerns, including: To help you stay on top of your health, we’ve compiled a list of apps designed to manage these seasonal concerns. Looking for…
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BridgingApps Reviewed App | ActivityTracker Pedometer
BridgingApps just published the following BridgingApps Reviewed App on the site: ActivityTracker Pedometer is an easy to use activity tracker that helps individuals track their steps, distance, and calories burned, providing detailed activity statistics over time. It also offers customizable…
BridgingApps Reviewed App | Samsung Health
BridgingApps just published the following BridgingApps Reviewed App on the site: Samsung Health is a free health and fitness app that helps users track their exercise and health data to help them achieve weight loss and lead a healthy lifestyle.…
BridgingApps Featured App | Fitbit: Health & Fitness
BridgingApps just published the following BridgingApps Featured App on the site: The Fitbit: Health & Fitness app syncs with a tracker device (worn like a wristwatch) to monitor steps walked, distances covered, and calories burnt. But its usefulness isn’t limited…
Health Apps for Young Adults in Transition
The transition from dependent minor to independent adult is rarely easy; and it’s even more complicated when a young adult has disabilities. Benefits and supports change with adulthood. Questions surface about full independence vs. supported decision making vs. guardianship. There…
How to Keep Physically Active in Summer Weather
It’s not only academic skills that can suffer from “summer slide.” As every Houstonian knows, a summer heat wave—which can strike anytime from May to September—can make it a challenge just to walk to your car without collapsing. So if…
Why Cognitive Decline Needn’t Be Inevitable
Nearly 6 million Americans—and 1 in 9 people over age 65—have Alzheimer’s disease, the best-known and most dreaded form of dementia. But Alzheimer’s isn’t the only cause of memory, reasoning, or concentration difficulties in senior adults. Vitamin deficiency, hormonal imbalances,…
BridgingApps Reviewed App | Strong Workout Tracker Gym Log
BridgingApps just published the following BridgingApps Reviewed App on the site: Strong is a workout tracker that allows you to keep track of your workouts to help you get better results, available on both Android and mobile iOS devices. This…
Can Childhood Habits Reduce Risk of Developing Alzheimer’s?
Written By Katherine SwartsRead Time 4 Minutes Nearly 6 million Americans have Alzheimer’s disease, the best-known and most dreaded form of dementia. Typically seen in people 65 and older, Alzheimer’s rarely gets much thought from those under 50, unless they…
Wellness With Brittany | Easy Evening Stretches
Whether it’s helping individuals tackle anxiety, improve focus and productivity, overcome fear, or to take a much needed timeout, Yoga can be an incredibly helpful tool to improve mental health. BridgingApps and Easter Seals Greater Houston are pleased to announce…