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Using Technology to Promote Healthy E ating & Active Living

In our busy lives, maintaining a healthy lifestyle can be challenging. A recent survey revealed that only 3% of adults met all four basic health habits: not smoking, eating balanced diets, being physically active, and controlling weight. Fortunately, modern technology, especially health-focused apps, can help. Initiatives like the ‘Healthy App Challenge’ encourage developers to create tools that promote healthy behaviors. From tracking calories with food scanners to finding workout partners through fitness apps, technology can connect us to healthier living choices and empower us to take charge of our health.

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Using Technology to Promote Healthy E ating & Active Living

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  1. Using Technology to Promote Healthy Eating & Active Living

  2. Here’s the scoop: • Keeping fit is a modern day dilemma. • More and more people are seeking ways to improve the quality of their health and physical condition – But feel too busy with work, family, social commitments, & just LIFE!

  3. Experts say a healthy lifestyle is dependent at least in part on 4 basics that help a person prevent • & control chronic disease: • Not smoking • Eating a balanced diet • Getting physical activity • Controlling weight *Surveyed 153,000 adults in all 50 states. *While many of the people did well in one or more categories, only 3% met the requirements of all 4.

  4. So what does the 97% put the blame on? • Thanks to modern luxuries, it has become much easier to live a comfortable lifestyle. • The downside of this is that we tend to exercise less and consume more food.

  5. Making the Connection • Today’s “Fit” apps have made health a priority & have found a way to connect it to the type of technology that millions of people are using every single day. • Regina Benjamin, M.D. began the ‘Healthy App Challenge’ to challenge developers to create apps that provide tailored health information & empower users to engage in & enjoy healthy behavior.

  6. Stay on track with a daily calorie budget!

  7. Find products that are healthy, green & socially responsible!

  8. You are one workout away from a good mood!

  9. Scan, See, & Select to YOUR Health!

  10. What can we learn from these apps? • Importance of buying local, fresh foods • Keeping track of what you’re eating can be tough, but “Food Scanners” via mobile cameras are as handy as ever • Food Log: simply writing down what you eat is enough to reduce food intake

  11. What else can these apps do for us? Virtual Training Partners • “I have trouble working out by myself because I either get bored easily or stressed because it's hard for me to just casually work out”? • Going the distance with other people always helps. App users build lasting friendships through the camaraderie of fitness. • Accountability is key! Find/Add your friends to help each other along the way to healthy eating & active living.

  12. …Compete, Explore! Track, Compare…

  13. Amp your workout! Just push play & GO!

  14. Other devices - GPS To most of us, the GPS watch is a running tool with a view to better performance. GPS can be extremely beneficial as a navigation tool, or for the tracking of one’s exercise and fitness level. Many GPS sport watches not only track your total exercise, but accurately tally total calories burned in a training session

  15. Critique: Value of Technology •  It’s about the user, not the technology. • This is not only because health is a part of everyone’s lives, but also that a person’s health is probably the most personal aspect of his/her life. • Health is something that we each can say it truly is “all about me.”  • Thus, people need to understand what these new products and platforms mean to them.

  16. Empowerment Let’s take advantage of these mobile apps & technological gateways & allow them to aid us in losing weight and eating right. Hopefully in time, [& with exposure] mobile technologies will call attention to how apps truly can improve our lives.

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