{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Colosseum | Health & Performance","title":"Google Health Guardian, Apple Loop & the Future of Fitness Wearables","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2405,"description":"This week on The Colosseum, we cover the biggest stories in health, fitness, wellness, and human performance.\nGoogle is taking direct aim at Garmin with the Pixel Watch 5. The company claims its new GPS system can provide twice the route accuracy of the Pixel Watch 4 in difficult environments and outperform devices like the Garmin Fenix 8 Pro and Apple Watch Ultra 3 in internal urban testing. But instead of relying entirely on a stronger GPS receiver, Google appears to be using its knowledge of roads, buildings, and maps to correct routes after a workout. We break down whether software-assisted GPS can genuinely compete with Garmin’s dedicated fitness hardware and what happens when your watch starts interpreting your run instead of simply recording it. From there, we look at Google’s new Health Guardian features, which aim to identify longer-term wellness trends involving blood pressure, insulin resistance, sleep breathing, and dangerous drops in blood oxygen — without crossing the line into clinical diagnosis.\nThen we get into Project Seven, Matt Johnson’s attempt to complete seven full Ironman-distance triathlons in seven consecutive days to raise money for ValorFit and support military veterans. We discuss the physical and logistical demands of swimming 2.4 miles, biking 112 miles, and running a marathon every day for an entire week, why endurance challenges like this are often decided by recovery and nutrition, and what makes the mission behind the event more important than the finish times. We also cover Courtney Dauwalter’s surprise return to UTMB and whether one of ultrarunning’s greatest athletes can reclaim her title after a disappointing result — especially in a race where 108 miles, nearly 10,000 meters of climbing, weather, nutrition, and a single mistake can change everything.\nNext, a new avocado oil study raises serious questions about what consumers are actually buying. Researchers tested 54 processed foods marketed as containing avocado oil and...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/7tuPWtGzB4VZWD-SOt52XBn_D9_i6afR7P3Pmrw4i2Q/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS80ZmVi/OGExOWU4OGI0ZjI3/YWYzOTAyNGMyMTM5/Zjk5Zi5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}