For a presentation

1. Tech-Savvy
Fitness
Marc R. Stephens, MAED
marque@umich.edu
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2. Personal Informatics
Using data such as heart rate, weight tracking, and
other metrics to affect change in some aspect of
one’s life.
“Self-knowledge through numbers.”
http://quantifiedself.com/
Marc’s weight data from mid-2008 through mid-October 2012
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3. Examples
• 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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4. GEAR USED IN STUDENT ELECTIVE
R.I.P.
• Heart rate monitoring
• GPS tracking
• Workout manager
• Activity tracking
• Food log
• Calories in/out
• Sleep management
• Sleep management
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5. Sensor technology
A 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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6. A Variety of Trackers
BodyMedia Core
bodymedia.com
•FitBit
•www.fitbit.com
Basis Watch
mybasis.com
Nike+ Fuelband
nikeplus.nike.com
Jawbone Up
jawbone.com/up
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7. 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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8. • How to wear the heart rate monitor
– strap around chest, with hard
plastic part facing outward and
centered over your xiphoid process
– dampen the plastic electrodes
on 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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9. Heart rate monitoring
220 - age = maximum heart rate
is only a ROUGH estimate!
Better calculation found here:
http://www.calculatenow.biz/sport/heart.php
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10. Uploaded to the Garmin
Connect website
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11. Introduction to
http://www.myzeo.com/
Sadly went out of business in 2013
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12. Tools I Use
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13. Global
Positioning
System
(GPS)
A network of
satellites orbiting the Earth
used to triangulate the
exact position of
a GPS receiver.
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14. Google Earth and
GPS data used
together are a
powerful tool
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15. •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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16. Route planning in
Google Earth!
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17. 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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18. Exercise and Food Tracking
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19. Workout and diet
tracking tools
such as
MyFitnessPal
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20. fitocracy
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21. Nutrition and Exercise Education
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22. How’s the weather?
–Weather websites & apps
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Live doppler radar means we can monitor the
website and head out when a window of
opportunity presents itself.
• Forecasts for longer-range planning
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http://www.wunderground.com/
WeatherBugElite
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23. Blogs and
other Internet
information
sites
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24. FatWatch
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25. Marc’s weight data from mid-2008 through mid-October 2012
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26. Marc’s weight data from mid-October 2011 through mid-October 2012
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27. Marc’s fat weight data from mid-October 2011 through mid-October 2012
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28. Marc’s weight and fat data from mid-October 2011 through mid-October 2012
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29. When tracking
weight daily,
trend lines
help conquer
the chaos
• Quarterly data for mid-July through mid-October 2012
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30. Withings scale
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31. Marc’s data as displayed by the Withings iPhone app
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