Marc used various health tracking technologies like Fitbit, Jawbone Up, and Basis Watch to quantify metrics about his workouts, heart rate, GPS location, weight, body composition, nutrition, blood pressure, sleep, and mood over time. By analyzing trends in the data, Marc gained insights into how his weight, body composition, and other health factors changed when he was consistent with tracking versus not. He also used blogs, websites and other online resources to help educate himself on nutrition, exercise, and staying motivated towards achieving his health and fitness goals.

1. or
How I Hacked My Health
Tech-Savvy Fitness
and the Quantified Self
Marc R. Stephens, MAED
Instructional Designer
University of Michigan Medical School

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

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Personal Informatics
““Self-knowledge through numbers.Self-knowledge through numbers.””
Marc’s weight data from mid-2008 through mid-October 2012

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All kinds of numbers!All kinds of numbers!
•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!

5. Awareness
image CC by Gdynia

6. Awareness
via
Tracking
FitBit
www.fitbit.com
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Nike+ Fuelband
nikeplus.nike.com Jawbone Up
jawbone.com/up
BodyMedia Core
bodymedia.com
Basis Watch
mybasis.com

7. Sensor Technology
A device worn to record activity levels and other data through various means.

8. Exercise and Food Tracking

9. MyFitnessPal

10. Stopped consistent tracking
Consistency

12. Trend
Analysis
Overall Weight
Body Composition (% fat)

13. Blogs and
other Internet
information
sites
Education

14. Nutrition and Exercise Education

15. Motivation

16. Gamification

17. Motivation 2
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Milestones

18. Belief in oneselfBelief in oneself

19. Tools I Use

20. Basis Watch
mybasis.com

21. Basis Data

22. Sites I Use

23. Thank you.
marque @ med.umich.edu