Introduction:
In the United States of America, 8 out of 10 (186 million) men and women aged 18 and older are "weight conscious", according to a new national survey released by the Calorie Control Council 1. 54% of these people want to reduce their weight and an additional 28% of Americans are trying to control or maintain their weight1. According to the World Health Organization, in 2014, more than 26% of the population were considered overweight (BMI > 25), and 8% were obese (BMI>30) 2. It is clear that today’s society represents and outstanding need and demand for better individual health and fitness, all of which can be fulfilled by wearable technology.
Considered to be the forefather of wearable technology, the 17th century abacus
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The ability to answer phone calls, get directions and check ones heart rate all from a small device on ones wrist was inconceivable. Apple has made this a reality with the Apple Watch.
While the watch serves as a companion to the iPhone, it almost diminishes the need for it. One can makes calls, send texts, check emails and even play games from their wrist. However, while these features are incredibly useful, the Apple Watch’s health and fitness features prove to be a selling point for many consumers.
The purpose of this essay is to investigate the validity and function of the Apple Watch’s fitness features. This will be determined in two ways. Firstly, the ability of the Apple Watch’s to promote a healthy lifestyle will be reviewed. Secondly, its ability to accurately measure and quantify this lifestyle will be analyzed.
Hardware:
In order to fully investigate the Apple watch’s fitness features, some background will be given on the hardware the Apple Watch uses to measure one’s fitness. The main hardware components used to measure fitness are the heart rate sensor and accelerometer7 .
The heart rate sensor measures heart rate using a method called photo-plethysmography. Because of the fact that blood is red, reflects red light and absorbs green light, green LED lights paired with light sensitive photodiodes are used to detect the amount of blood flowing through the wrist at
Imagine thirty years ago when you had to go home and get the computer or get the phone on the wall to talk to your relatives or friends. The Apple Watch has eliminated all these things by having the opportunity to speak and text whoever you want. Comparing an old watch, with just numbers to look at, to the Apple Watch is a huge leap in technology since we have figured out how to fit all these gadgets to a watch to fit your wrist.
Everyone is in control of his or her life. No one, except the individual, knows exactly what tactics work when it comes to health. It can often be a process of trial and error. Andria Martin’s experience with her Fitbit Flex is exemplified through a summary, the writer’s personal reaction, as well as conclusions that are derived from personal opinions.
The best part of the Fitbit is not the watch itself, but the app. The app syncs with your device via Bluetooth and keeps track with the device throughout the day. I quite enjoy this feature as it allows me to wear the device and not worry about keeping track of my steps, my sleep, and my heart rate.
beginning to get close with the human body in the form of the recent Apple Watch, other
Fitbit is a great wearable device that helps people maintain their health, and it works great as a fitness tracker. “Perhaps you have an autoimmune disease and have been required by your doctor to increase your level of fitness for health reasons. Thankfully, Fitbit is here to help you stay fit and help you with exercise” (5). Before Fitbit, you had to put big wires on your wrist and then exercise to be able to monitor your heart rate or to know how many calories you burnt during the day or work out. But now the monitoring occurs with a small wearable wrist device.
Picture this in you head, a wristband any color from blue to yellow and wearing it wherever you go to benefit the body. Well that time is now, because in the early 2016 Oral Roberts University made it a requirement for all freshmen’s to wear Fitbit to help maintain health fitness and personal information. The university concludes it’s a physical education course that will notify what kind of activity the students will be doing in and out of the campus. By doing so, most undergrads are tracked by how much they eat, sleep, and walk over 10,000 steps. Thanks to this technology, more and more people are participating in this program to exercise right and being well fit. Some viewers believe that wearing the Fitbit is a significant thing to the campus, but there is a huge disadvantage of what it can do.
Heart rate monitors provide immediate feedback on how hard you are working out so that you can make adjustments to get the greatest benefit from your exercise. All exercisers can benefit from monitoring their heart rate during activity, enabling them to maintain fat-burning and aerobic target zones based on their goals.
You'll want to take the stairs instead of the elevator. And you'll go for a quick walk after having lunch. All those steps will add up. Fitbit will track distance's traveled, calories you burned, steps you've taken, stairs you've climbed, the quality of sleep and the hours slept. The Fitbit is powered by the leading-edge altimeter and accelerometer,also the Fitbit can capture accurately all-day activity that old pedometers can't. Reflecting your stats and bases your calculations like calories burned on your personal
The Apple Watch is merely the latest piece of tech to make its way from the comic page to the real world.
There are devices for almost anything that you’re going to do. When you go running you can bring your phone that will easily track your distance, and some can even tell you how much weight you’ve lost. In the movie Sleep
There are things like FitBit that monitors heartrate and activity. TabSafe is a medication management system that reminds, dispenses, alerts and posts information on compliance to your doctor without making a phone call. “TV Ears” helps people with hearing loss hear the television clearly without turning up the volume. “Smart refrigerator” can detect your food is getting old or if you’re out of a frequently used item, show you the weather and incoming calls eliminating the need to run to the phone unnecessarily. These types of technology products help make independent living for the older generation easier and safer.
Apple Watch allows you to efficiently communicate with others, by allowing you to send sketches, taps, heartbeats, and messages back and forth. The Apple Watch has a special feature that lets you tap your screen and it sends a tap to the person(s) of your choosing. The person(s) receiving the tap will get a light gentle tap on their wrist. You will never miss a message. The Apple Watch shows that you have a message on the front screen, you can either
Sleep Monitor: Sleep loss can lead to major problem like obesity and diabetes. Because of low battery like apple watch needs to be charged every night so sleep monitoring is useless for
The innovative product I choose is apple watch. Apple watch is not only the common accessory compare with other common watches. The main attractive of Apple watch is maintain fitness or health. Apple watch help individual measure heart rate, set up workout target and contain accelerometer to calculate the burden calories. Besides, the individual can communicate without iPhone. The individual enable to receive calls and text. The watch contain the emoji so the individual can send the cute emoji to their friends. Moreover, Apple product can’t lack entertainment. Apple watch contain iTunes and apple TV. The individual can access iTunes to listen iTunes radio and allows the holder to stop and pause the songs. In addition, Apple watch has the others apps like smartphone such as Siri, maps and apple pay. For instance, the individual ask Siri for direction. After receive the direction, Siri will lead the individual.
Utilizing the personal data of customers as well as other businesses’ open source data, a new fitness and smart eating phone application is born. Our application is HealthHunter and it would be available for free on the apple and android application store. Our application might be free but we earn our revenue from in-app advertisements.