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Three small experiments with activity trackers fitbit ultra and jawbone up. Goal: 10000 stpes per day. For the Quantified Self Meetup Berlin on January 2014.
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EXPERIMENT 1/3
• What did I do?!
• How did I do it?
• What did I learn?
WHAT DID I DO?
• Curious about quantified self, I started tracking in January 2012 (without any concrete goals).
EXPERIMENT 1/3
• What did I do?
• How did I do it?!
• What did I learn?
FITBIT ULTRAphoto: Amazon
FITBIT ULTRAphoto: Amazon
HOW DID I DO IT?
• Wore a FitBit Ultra day and night
• Jan 2012 - July 2012
• Nov 2012 - Sept 2013
EXPERIMENT 1/3
• What did I do?
• How did I do it?
• What did I learn?
FITBIT ULTRACC BY-NC-SA http://www.flickr.com/photos/m-s-y/8043464454/
WHAT DID I LEARN?• I am a very ordinary human.
• I do not walk enough, but my sleep is good.
• Charging and syncing things always sucks.
• Measuring your baseline is fun, but only for a few months.
• Wait, who owns my data?
-> BEHAVIOR, NO CHANGE
EXPERIMENT 2/3
• What did I do?!
• How did I do it?
• What did I learn?
WHAT DID I DO?
• New goal: 10.000 steps per day
JAWBONE UPphoto: Jawbone
JAWBONE UPphoto: Jawbone
EXPERIMENT 2/3
• What did I do?
• How did I do it?!
• What did I learn?
HOW DID I DO IT?
• Told my wife about it.
• Tried to enjoy walks even if they where not to have some cappuccino or cake.
My iPhone trail (via trail.meteor.com, data: moves-app.com)
Go for more walks (red lines)
Places I’ve been to in central Berlin (via 4sqmap.com, data: foursquare.com)
Go for walks
EXPERIMENT 2/3
• What did I do?
• How did I do it?
• What did I learn?
EXCURSION: FITBIT VS. JAWBONE UP
0!
5000!
10000!
15000!
20000!
25000!
30000!
35000!
07.06.13! 14.06.13! 21.06.13! 28.06.13! 05.07.13! 12.07.13! 19.07.13! 26.07.13!
step
s!
day!
Daily Steps by Tracking Device!
Fitbit Ultra!
Jawbone Up!
0!
100!
200!
300!
400!
500!
600!
700!
07.06.13' 14.06.13' 21.06.13' 28.06.13' 05.07.13' 12.07.13' 19.07.13' 26.07.13'
min
utes
of s
leep!
night!
Nightly Sleep by Tracking Device!
FitBit Ultra!
Jawbone UP!
STATWING FTW!
STATWING ANSWERS
• „There is no statistically significant difference between steps fitbit and steps jawbone“
• „sleep jawbone tends to be larger than sleep fitbit"
Variables Median Average Standard Deviation
FitBit Ultra Steps 10542 11087.7 4847
Jawbone Up Steps 10352 11003.4 5042
Variables Median Average Standard Deviation
FitBit Ultra Sleep
(h:mm)6:49 6:55 1:00
Jawbone Up Sleep (h:mm)
7:07 7:13 0:56
END OF EXCURSION.
BUGGY :(
• Jawbone broke, waited one month for replacement, no data for August.
• June/July data was missing in CSV export.
WHAT DID I LEARN?
• Data missing
• Fitbit & Jawbone Up get the same results for me
• „Honey, did you make your steps today?“ does help :)
• But walks & festivals are not enough
-> BEHAVIOR, A LITTLE CHANGE
EXPERIMENT 3/3
• What did I do?!
• How did I do it?
• What did I learn?
WHAT DID I DO?
• Get a routine to achieve 10.000 steps per day.
photo CC BY-2.0 http://www.flickr.com/photos/lehnin78/6786019820/sizes/l/
RUN & MEASURE CHANGE
EXPERIMENT 3/3
• What did I do?
• How did I do it?!
• What did I learn?
photo CC BY-2.0 http://www.flickr.com/photos/belenko/6938718103/sizes/l/
TEMPELHOF AIRFIELD
HALF MARATHON
Berlin Half Marathon plan on runkeeper.com
WITHINGS SMART BODY ANALYZER
photo: Withings
HOW DID I DO IT?
• Committed to a workout plan
• Measured my body fat every day
• Entertained myself while running
EXPERIMENT 3/3
• What did I do?
• How did I do it?
• What did I learn?
I CAN RUN REGULARY
Variables Median Average Standard Deviation
before 7948 8960 4565
after 10795 11176 4528
Comparison 111 days before/after start of running
before: feb 2nd, 2013 - May 31st, 2013 (fitbit), after: sept 12, 2013 - Dec 31st, 2013 (jawbone)
My body fat since I started running
via trendweight.com, data: Withings
WHAT DID I LEARN?
• Seeing any data is a motivating reward.
• Seeing change is extremely motivating.
• Other „runners“ greet you on the field. wtf?
• Weather is never bad.
• A detailed plan helps a lot.
BEHAVIOR, CHANGE.
CONCLUSION
• I am not a machine, but technology helped me as a nerd start doing sport.
• My data should be mine and easy for me to retrieve.
• I should learn R.
