Tech savvy fitness-for12-17-13

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Tech-SavvyFitness

Tech-SavvyFitness

Marc R. Stephens, MAEDmarque@umich.edu

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Personal InformaticsPersonal Informatics

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““Self-knowledge through Self-knowledge through numbers.numbers.””

http://quantifiedself.com/http://quantifiedself.com/

Using data such as heart rate, weight tracking, and other metrics to affect change in some aspect of one’s life.

Marc’s weight data from mid-2008 through mid-October 2012

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ExamplesExamples

•Workout tracking•Heart rate monitoring•GPS tracking•Weight & body composition tracking

•Nutritional tracking•Blood pressure tracking•Blood chemistry tracking•Mood tracking•Sleep tracking

... just about any metric!

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GEAR USED IN STUDENT ELECTIVE

• Heart rate monitoring• GPS tracking• Workout manager

• Sleep management• Activity tracking• Food log• Calories in/out• Sleep management

R.I.P.R.I.P.

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Sensor technologyA device can be worn to record activity levels and other data through various means.

Often associated with a website or smartphone app to analyze the data.

Examples include

BodyMedia Fitbit

Nike Fuel

Basis Watch

GPS units

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•FitBit

•www.fitbit.com

Nike+ Fuelband

nikeplus.nike.comJawbone Up

jawbone.com/up

BodyMedia Core

bodymedia.com

A Variety of Trackers

Basis Watch

mybasis.com

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Key features:- Functions as a digital watch

- Syncs with heart rate monitor and other exercise equipment

- GPS-enabled

- Sophisticated features (more than we will use in this course!)

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• How to wear the heart rate monitor– strap around chest, with hard plastic part facing outward andcentered over your xiphoid process

– dampen the plastic electrodeson back of strap to establish better connectivity

• Sync the heart rate monitor– About 30 feet distance between sensors required while syncing to prevent other HR strap signals from interfering. Spread out!

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Heart rate monitoringHeart rate monitoring

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220 - age = maximum heart rateis only a ROUGH estimate!

Better calculation found here:http://www.calculatenow.biz/sport/heart.php

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Uploaded to the Garmin Connect website

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http://www.myzeo.com/

Introduction to

Sadly went out of business in 2013Sadly went out of business in 2013

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Tools I UseTools I Use

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Global Positioning

System(GPS)

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A network of

satellites orbiting the Earth

used to triangulate the

exact position of

a GPS receiver.

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Google Earth and GPS data used together are a powerful tool

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•Mapping of fitness data gives one the ability to pinpoint the

data to a specific time and place.

Image shows heart rate data shown along side a GPS trail. Image from fitness tracking software rubiTrack

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Route planning in Route planning in Google Earth!Google Earth!

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Cumulative data can be

used to keep a record of

one’s achievements and as

a motivational tool to set

goals and aspirations.

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Exercise and Food Tracking

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MyFitnessPalMyFitnessPalWorkout and diet

tracking toolssuch as

Workout and diettracking tools

such as

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fitocracyfitocracy20

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Nutrition and Exercise Education

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HowHow’’s the weather?s the weather?

–Weather websites & apps• Live doppler radar means we can monitor the website and head out when a window of opportunity presents itself.

• Forecasts for longer-range planning

• http://www.wunderground.com/ WeatherBugElite

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Blogs and other Internet information sites

Blogs and other Internet information sites

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FatWatchFatWatch

25Marc’s weight data from mid-2008 through mid-October 2012

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Marc’s weight data from mid-October 2011 through mid-October 2012

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Marc’s fat weight data from mid-October 2011 through mid-October 2012

28Marc’s weight and fat data from mid-October 2011 through mid-October 2012

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When tracking weight daily,

trend lineshelp conquer

the chaos• Quarterly data for mid-July through mid-October 2012

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Withings scaleWithings scale30

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Marc’s data as displayed by the Withings iPhone app