What If The Gym Of The Future Is On Your Wrist Already?

Imagine this: the lockdown has just ended. The virus mysteriously disappeared (or there’s a vaccine already and you’ve got the shot), and you are heading down to the gym for the workout you’ve so desperately missed during the quarantine. Are you OK with touching the door handle? Having your temperature checked at the reception? Doing yoga in the studio?  The past months have changed our way of thinking about the gym. This has always been the place we go to do exercise, for we’ve got the motivation, the drive and, in part, the enthusiasm. The gym gave us the perfect surroundings to workout. However, over the last months we had to find this motivation within ourselves. Which is not an easy thing to do. Luckily, we have support: our health data. Quarantine-boogie People all over the world tried at least one sort of online exercise at home during the lockdown, I’m pretty sure of that. I myself certainly did, and you might not be surprised to hear that I’ve used some gadgets as support. I always try to test the latest at-home medical devices and I also love to share my experiences.  In fact, by now I have tested and used more than a hundred devices and gadgets that measure health parameters and vital signs. Dozens of gadgets on the healthcare wearable market promise you a healthier lifestyle, collecting amazing amounts of data and helping you with training. So here’s my two cents: what if the gym of the future is already on your wrist? ...
Source: The Medical Futurist - Category: Information Technology Authors: Tags: Artificial Intelligence E-Patients Health Sensors & Trackers Healthcare Design Medical Education Portable Diagnostics Telemedicine & Smartphones data wearables Fitbit sports health data gym workout future of sports Source Type: blogs