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Tracking Wellness with TechnologyMy Personal Journey
Mike LeeDigital Strategy Advisor, AARP.org
50+Expo, Howard County, MDOctober 31, 2016 v 3
Who is Mike Lee?• At AARP Digital in D.C.
for 13 years• Advises AARP’s head
of digital & membershipon new technologies
• AARP’s “Gadget Guy”
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Surrounded by resources at work…
Tufts / USDA / AARP Foundation MyPlate for Older Adults
Denise AustinAARP Wellness Ambassador
My health crisis in February 2014 led to a transformation.
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Photo of Mike taken Feb 2013 in Lusaka, Zambia on USAID-funded three-week mission to train vulnerable youths on digital literacy.
Dr. BJ Fogg’s Tiny Habits
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Only three things will change behavior in the long term.
Option A. Have an epiphanyOption B. Change your environment (what surrounds you)Option C. Take baby steps
Some of my Tiny Helpers
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Drinking lots of water
Eating breakfast
Portions from one bowl
Simple comparisons& nutrition labels
Journaling Food with MyFitnessPal
• Manually enterfood and calories
• Select from database
• Scan bar code• Adjust portions• Customize recipes
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Calm App• Provides high
quality guided audio meditation
• Offers professionally designed programs
• Can use web site
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• Turns your phone into a mapping pedometer
• Can log calories, weight, etc
• Now owned by UnderArmour
MapMyWalk App
Types of digital activity trackers
Omron pedometer, Moves app on iPhone, Jawbone UP move, Fit Charge HR, Polar FT 7 26
Choose your tracker by lifestyle
Jawbone Misfit Flash Link, Fitbit Charge HR, Garmin Vivofit, Misfit Shine Bloom
Basic Health Exercise & Sport Fashion27
Some of Mike’s favorites (2014-2015)
Nike Fuelband, Fitbit Flex, Jawbone UP24, Misfit Shine, Garmin Vivofit28
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Basic, low-cost trackers (October 2016)
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Fitbit Zip $60
Fitbit Flex $80
Misfit Flash$30
Garmin Vivofit$60
Polar Loop$80
Basic, low-cost trackers (October 2016)
All under $50: Fitbit Zip, Up move, Misfit Flash, Fitbug Orb30
Xiaomi Mi Band 2 HR $40
Withings Go$80
MOOV Now$60
UNICEF Kid Power$40
Milestone PodShoe Odometers $25
Walking with a digital activity tracker
Strap onto wrist, walk, open app to sync via bluetooth afterwards, review your data31
WiFi Weight Scales
• Calculates body fat %• Manages multiple users• Scale sends weight to
phone by WiFi• Trend graphs• Export to MyFitnessPal
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Web dashboards and beyond
• Check your trends• Collect badges• Follow friends• Connect to other
health services• Get coaching• Export data
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Some Tips
• Take your wrist tracker off daily to let your skin breathe
• Wipe off your tracker with plain water• Most trackers are not good for swimming!• Stick a piece of watch crystal protection film
on the screen• Order spare button batteries where applicable
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Be digital; be healthy!Mike LeeTwitter @curiouslee
http://instagram.com/curiouslee#thyroidcuriouslee #runningcuriouslee
http://aarp.org/mobile
Find Mike online…48
Status of Major Fitness Tracker Brands(October 2016)
• Fitbit - Market leader• Apple – Phones & Apple Watch with special Nike Edition• Samsung – Phones & exclusive tracker bands • Google – G-Phones, partners’ phones & Android Wear watches • Garmin – Many models of trackers and sports watches• Polar - Many versions of trackers and watches• Withings – Trackers and other home health devices. Acquired by Nokia.• UnderArmour – Partnered with HTC for the UA Band• Misfit – Acquired by Fossil Watch Company. Still in market.• Microsoft – Halted production of Microsoft Band• Jawbone – Halted production of UP bands• Nike – Halted production of Nike Fuel Band (with Apple now)
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