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> Certainly just wearing a FitBit has zero effect on health if you don't do anything based on the collected data. Surprisingly, even this I disagree with. Simp
by breck 6y ago
> Certainly just wearing a FitBit has zero effect on health if you don't do anything based on the collected data.
Surprisingly, even this I disagree with. Simply buying one nudges the healthcare world to a more data driven place, and simply wearing one provides data and feedback to the ecosystem that will have a positive value.
That being said, yeah you should look at the data if you personally want to benefit.
- abawany 6y agoI attribute my Garmin Vivoactive HR to pushing me from chronic sitting to being reasonably active and its heart-rate monitoring alerts for letting me know when something was off. I agree with you that spending money to get a good device is worth it, especially since my Garmin has lasted me 4 years without issues.
- breck 6y agoThat's so awesome! Thanks for sharing!
- ghaff 6y agoBuying one also probably also pre-supposes that you care--at least in principle. I agree it can be a useful nudge. I have friends who totally swear by their FitBits. And that's great. Personally, I'm fairly active--at least at a walking level of activity day to day--and quantifying the number of steps I take or whatever just doesn't really do anything for me. But I'm a big believer in nudges generally and I expect that, over time, we'll see more and more data that is more directly actionable. I just don't really see it (for me) today.
- breck 6y agoYup, makes sense! And you may want to take a fresh look at them, because now it's a lot more than steps (rem measurements, heart rate, blood oxygen level, perspiration, temperature, etc).