Glossary
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Certifications
The standards a maker states on its own site, covering business ethics, materials, ingredients and manufacturing quality.
Clinician types
The people who treat you, from doctors to pharmacists.
Consultation price
What one appointment costs without insurance, and whether a provider offers that first talk at no charge.
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Flavour count
The flavour count is how many tastes a brand sells for its flagship protein powder, useful if you like variety or want a backup …
Foldable
Foldable means a machine collapses to a smaller shape for storage, so it stops taking up floor space between workouts.
Founded
The year the company was set up, a rough guide to how much trading history sits behind a brand.
Free delivery
Free delivery means prescribed medication ships at no charge, with no basket value to reach before the saving applies.
Free delivery threshold
The free delivery threshold is the basket value from which shipping costs nothing, shown in the local currency of each brand.
Free returns
Whether a brand pays the return postage when you send an item back, which is different from a refund.
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Headquarters
The country where a brand keeps its head office, which shapes who it serves and how it sells.
Health sensors
The body measurements a device can track, from heart rate and sleep to blood oxygen and GPS.
How much does a running shoe weigh?
Shoe weight in grams, taken from a men's reference size, tells you how much your legs carry on every stride.
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Markets
The countries a brand sells or ships to, which decides whether delivery and support are realistic for you.
Maximum user weight
The heaviest person a machine is rated for, in kilograms, before its warranty or safe use is affected.
Membership required
A required membership means a machine or app only reaches its full potential on a recurring paid plan rather than a one-off purchase.
Mobile app
A mobile app is the provider's own software for iOS or Android, used to order, book, message a clinician or track progress on the …
Money-back period
How long you have to change your mind and get your money back after buying.
Monthly membership
The app or class charge a brand adds on top of a purchase, billed every month.
Monthly plan price
The cheapest monthly plan or treatment subscription a provider charges, including medication where the subscription covers it.
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Phone platforms
The phone operating systems a device or service app works on, which decides what you can pair it with.
Price from
The lowest current price in a brand's own store, in the currency of the market you are shopping in.
Price per serving
The flagship product price divided by the servings in it, which makes supplements easy to compare.
Product types
The categories a brand sells, which tells you whether one store covers your whole list or only part of it.
Protein per serving (g)
Protein per serving is the grams of protein in a single serving of a brand's flagship powder, the quickest way to compare what each …
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Repair service
A repair service means the brand fixes damage to its own products, so worn or broken gear is mended in house.
Return days
The window a buyer has to send a product back, counted in days from the returns page.
Returning running shoes after they have been worn
Worn returns cover shoes you have already run in, and most brands in this group say no to those.
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Screen size
The largest built-in screen on a machine, measured across the display in inches.
Services
Everything a health provider offers under one account, from consultations to prescriptions.
Shoe widths
The fit widths a brand offers on its leading shoe, which decide how a pair sits across the midfoot.
Store or brand
Whether a name makes its own products or sells many other makers' products.
Subscription discount
The cut a brand takes off repeat orders when you sign up for a regular delivery.
Support channels
The ways a brand lets you get in touch before or after you buy.
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Warranty years
The repair or replacement promise a maker publishes, counted in years from the purchase.
Water resistance
How deep a device can go underwater before water gets in, measured in metres.
What is drop, in millimetres?
Drop is the height difference between a shoe's heel and forefoot, and it decides how gently the shoe lets your foot land.