Want the exercise, but can't conjure up the energy to go to the gym? Have a seat ... and "turn downtime into exercise time." The TAO Chair, which we took a look at at CES last week, is designed to ...

Activity sensors like the Fitbit, Jawbone Up, and Nike Fuelband are so passive: All they do is keep track of your body’s movements. The Tao-Wellness Tao, by contrast, will be like a tiny gym in your ...

Eric Franklin led the CNET Tech team as Editorial Director. A 20-plus-year industry veteran, Eric began his tech journey testing computers in the CNET Labs. When not at work he can usually be found at ...

Most people in the States are unfit in some way, shape, or form. Most of us get up, go to work, and come home without ever intending to do some kind of exercise, which can wreak havoc on our bodies.

We all know that sitting for a long period of time is bad for our health. It leads to slew of skeletal, muscular and cardiovascular issues—not fun. But if a standing desk just isn’t your thing, one ...

Fitness tech had an entire corner dedicated to it at CES this year, and even then examples kept popping up elsewhere on the show floor, such is the interest in this growing niche. Of course, there was ...

Instructor: Angela Gerardi, of Lafayette. Gerardi took her first Tao yoga class in 2003, after she injured her knees from running and was looking for something to help her recover and strengthen.

The sleek lines of the just-redesigned Tao WellShell. The Tao WellShell is probably unlike any iOS-connected fitness device you’ve ever encountered. It doesn’t simply track steps, or heart rate, or ...

Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. is the editor of the Platformer newsletter and cohost of the Hard Fork podcast. Plenty of fitness trackers can ...

Two days before the official kickoff of CES 2014, and it already seems safe to declare this the year of the fitness device. Tao Wellness's rhyming WellShell wants to be a bit of a one-stop shop for ...