Healthy Apps and Wearables for LibrarianskpLibraries

Marina T. Aiello, MLIS – Manager of Library Services for Napa-Solano Area

Fitbit App

• Free App– Purchase of Fitbit

wearable device required

• Available on iPhone, Android, and Windows– First company with a

wearable app for Windows Phone

• Tracks:– Steps taken, distance

traveled, floors climbed, calories burned, active minutes, time asleep

• Syncs with:– Wearable Fitbit device– Fitbit Scale– Other Apps:

MyFitnessPal, etc.

Fitbit Dashboard

MyFitnessPal App

• Free App– Available on iPhone,

Android, Windows

• Over 50 Million Users– Available in 14 Languages

• Tracks:– Nutritional goals, weight

loss goals, calorie intake/output, exercise

• Syncs with other apps and devices

• Features:– Create and share recipes– Scan barcode to auto-

enter foods– Re-use frequent foods– Connect with friends

and support forums– Share progress through

newsfeed– Daily and weekly

nutritional information

MyFitnessPal Diary

MyFitnessPal Nutrition Details

• Nutrition– View Nutritional Details

daily and/or weekly– View graph

representation of Nutritional Details daily and/or weekly

– Able to customize your nutritional goals

Everybody Walk! App

• Free App– Available on iPhone and

Android

• Turns your smartphone into a pedometer

• Features:– Save your walks – Share your walks and

progress on social media

• Tracks:– Distance traveled– Time spent walking– Calories burned– Goals

• Calories and distance

– GPS shows routes traveled

Everybody Walk! App Images

Fitocracy App

• Free App– Available on iPhone and

Android

• Tracks:– Thousands of (searchable)

exercises

• Includes:– Instructions/videos of

thousands of exercises– Community with over half

a million fitness coaches around the world

• Features:– Gamification of workouts– ‘Props’ and support from

other Fitocracy Users– Community groups

(Librarian fitness group)– Articles on nutrition and

fitness – Duels and challenges with

other users – Solo ‘quests’ to complete by

performing exercise routines

Fitocracy Exercises

Thank You!

Marina T. Aiello, MLISManager of Library Services for Napa-Solano Area

Email: Marina.T.Aiello@kp.org