So you want to get people engaged at your office, and decided on a wellness challenge? But how do you make sure the event is useful for everyone. If you leave people out it’ll lead to demotivation, and ultimately fail at its goal. Building an inclusive wellness challenge is hard, but the payoff will benefit… Continue reading Setup an Inclusive Wellness Challenge
How accurate are Cue Health at home Covid tests? For an at home test, a review needs to consider both the ease of use and how accurate are the results of the test. 96%! That’s the effectiveness of the Cue Health at home Covid kit effectiveness (according to the FDA filing). That’s also the worst… Continue reading Cue Health Review – At home Covid test
Vivoo is another early stage company offering at home test kits to learn about your health. They make over the counter test strips that can be scanned and use a connected app to deliver results. Urinalysis at home is becoming more popular, since it has the potential to unlock loads of information and is less… Continue reading Vivoo Home Test – Review of at home urinalysis
Many users of the Apple Watch have used it to track steps and stay active. VO2 max, a measurement of how much oxygen the body consumes during intense workouts, is also a watch tracked statistic. If you increased activity is making you more fit, the Vo2 max should show this. But measuring the amount of… Continue reading VO2 Max Test – Apple Watch vs. DexaFit Review
Seven day tracking challenge to monitor the most insightful metrics for personal wellness… Changes over a short time, when monitored, can easily reveal trends and help decide how to approach the day. This is a series of daily metrics, with a challenge to measure and chart each one on a daily basis for 7 days.… Continue reading Tracking Challenge – One Week
Step tracker accuracy within 25% range on different days! On a short day of steps. This is without a run, working at a desk, and mostly being sedentary. The Halo tracked 8% more steps than the Apple Watch. This isn’t too much variability between the two, and might be explained in part because the two… Continue reading How accurate is Apple Watch Vs Amazon Halo in Step Tracking
For years I ran sporadically, 15-20 miles maximum a week. On a handful of occasions I would train for a race for 3-4 weeks. That totaled 500-1000 miles a year. Given that experience I can say that on average my running shoes lasted a minimum of 350 miles when running primarily trails, and 400-600 when… Continue reading How many miles do my running shoes last?
Having a central place, a health dashboard, helps to understand information from fitness and health trackers. For most users there are a number of apps or resources they use to monitor health. Often each is for a specific primary stat, say steps taken, but might also monitor other data. Duplication of stats can make dashboards… Continue reading Avoid duplication of stats when using multiple health trackers
Daily Tracking of The Whole Body For A Single 24 Hour Day After using a variety of fitness and wellness trackers over the past few years, I decided to spend a full day tracking as much as possible. Most of the things tracked don’t matter on any single day. Trends over time are what matter… Continue reading A Day Of Health and Fitness Tracking
