Getting Fit and Healthy with Technology Presented by Katherine Chalmers

Agenda

• Empowerment

• Hacking your wellness – Sleep – Mood – Disease – Fitness – Diet

• Gadgets and Apps

Hacking your health & fitness

•  Information explosion • Changes in the healthcare environment

• Proactive patients

• New tools & services – Websites – Services/Apps – Devices

Quantified Self

•  “Self-knowledge through self-tracking” • A movement to incorporate technology into data

acquisition on aspects of a person's daily life in terms of inputs (e.g. food consumed, quality of surrounding air), states (e.g. mood, arousal, blood oxygen levels), and performance (mental and physical)

• Combines wearable sensors and wearable computing to capture data in daily life

Source: Wikipedia, Technori.com

Growth in wearable technology

Wearables are growing fast

• Wearables took a huge step forward • Shipment volumes will exceed 19 million units in

2014, more than tripling 2013 sales.

• The global market will swell to 111.9 million units in 2018, resulting in a CAGR of 78.4%.

Source: International Data Corporation (IDC)

Distribution of wearables

mHealth

Websites

Institutional Websites

• WebMD.com • Wikipedia.com

• WomensHealth.gov

• AboutKidsHealth.ca

• HealthyChildren.org

• FDA.gov

• MayoClinic.com • CDC.gov

• Healthfinder.gov

• MedlinePlus.gov

• NIH.gov

• AoA.gov (aging)

Authors on YouTube

http://youtu.be/M6vpFV6Wkl4 http://youtu.be/dBnniua6-oM

http://youtu.be/UMhLBPPtlrY

Doctors on YouTube

•  http://katherinechalmers.com/workout/

http://youtu.be/vhqsTUd7fas

Blogs

http://fourhourworkweek.com/blog

http://www.marksdailyapple.com

http://dietdoctor.com

Forums

http://4hourpeople.com

Services & Apps

WellnessFX

HealthVault

• Microsoft app • Log in with Facebook

•  Integrates with LabCorp and WellnessFX

• Organize family records

• Track multiple doctors, labs

Apple HealthKit

• New service with Mayo Clinic • Collects blood pressure, blood sugar, heart rate,

diet and exercise stats

•  Integrates with other apps including FuelBand

• Roadmap includes integration with healthcare provider equipment

Crowdsourcing willpower

http://www.dietbetter.com

Lift

MyFitnessPal

• Tracks activity, food, measurements

•  iOS, Andorid, Blackberry, Windows Mobile, Web

•  Integrates with lots of devices and apps

RunKeeper

• Lifehacker’s best running app • Measure pace, distance, training

goals, weight, GPS

• Social sharing

• Tracks run history

Moves

• Activity tracking • Storyline daily diary

• Calorie counter

•  Integrates with 40+ apps

http://www.moves-app.com

Trackers

Fitbit

• Tracks activity, diet, measurements, sleep

• Mobile app, website, and device

• Awesome user interface

Nike Fuelband

• Tracks steps, activity, time, fuel score • Games, goal motivation, social sharing

•  iOS sync, app integrations

Jawbone UP

• Log activity, food, idle alert, mood tracking, sleep quality

• Phone and Bluetooth sync

• App integrations

Misfit Shine

• Fashionable activity tracker • Steps, time, sleep activity

• Waterproof to 50 meters

• Wireless sync to phone

Withings Scale

• Measures weight, fat mass, BMI, pulse, air quality

• Bluetooth, iOS, Android sync

• 100+ integrations

Withings Pulse

• Steps, elevation, distance, calories, pulse, oxygen level, sleep cycle

• Swipe for history

• Coaching, badges for motivation

Withings Blood Pressure Monitor

• Monitor blood pressure • Send metrics to doctor

• Sync with iOS, Android, Bluetooth

Mood Panda

• Mood diary app and website

• Track and graph your mood, map mood by location and date

• Blog

Contact

• Katherine Chalmers linkedin.com/in/katherinechalmers @kathchalmers kath@katherinechalmers.com 703.740.0178 Handouts slideshare.net/katchal