HOW MANY STEPS DID I GET?? HEATHER BONGIOVANNI BSN, RN, CBN, CMSRN - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

HOW MANY STEPS DID I GET?? HEATHER BONGIOVANNI BSN, RN, CBN, CMSRN

OBJECTIVES • Discuss attributes that make a health app worth the download • Learn about eight health and fitness apps that I have tried out and enjoy • Download at least one app to try!!

SURVEY RESULTS • 2016 survey of over 20,000 people in 16 countries • 1/3 track health and fitness with an app • In the U.S specifically, 29% said they track their health with an app • Used for motivation and to improve physical condition Comstock, 2019

• There’s an app for that! • My Fitness Pal • Fooducate PRESENTATION • Nike Training Club and Fuel band IN 2014 • Lose It! • Beatburn • GymPact

WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FOR IN A HEALTH APP? • Free or cheap • Easy to use and enter data • Track workouts, day to day activities, food / water intake • Integrate well with phone or smart watch • Integrate with social media accounts…maybe???

WHY DO WE LIKE HEALTH APPS Offer support Longevity Stay healthy Food Workouts Lifestyle

• My Fitness Pal • Sweat: Kayla Itsines • Nike Training Club HEALTH & • Fitbit Coach FITNESS APPS • My Water Balance THAT I ENJOY • Fooducate • Headspace • Happify

MY FITNESS PAL • Been around a long time • Ranked as #1 Health and Fitness app on iTunes • Incorporates diet with a database with over 5 million foods • Good for losing weight or starting a new diet • Offers suggested calorie intake to meet your specific goals accounting for workouts and helping manage diet • Built in recipe importer

SWEAT • BBG—series of online accessible home workouts • Easy to do exercise with no equipment • Basic movements • Can do while multitasking • Can do it anywhere (travelling) • 30 min workouts • Monthly subscription

NIKE TRAINING CLUB • Known to have helped many athletes reach potential • Workouts designed by professionals • Customizable plans • Has audio from athletes and coaches for added motivation

FITBIT COACH • Personal trainer on your phone • Uses your goals to deliver custom workouts • Driven by your body and health data • Creates workouts for you • Small fee (monthly or yearly) • Perfect if you have a Fitbit watch! Digital Trends

MY WATER BALANCE • Set goals for water intake and create reminders through the app • Very basic and easy to use • Keeps your data to track progress

FOODUCATE • Makes it easy to eat a balanced and healthy diet • Scan over barcodes of food items to see a personalized nutrition grade • Free • Offers information beyond just calorie information to fully understand all parts of your food • Track food intake • Scan barcodes

HEADSPACE • Proven how beneficial meditation is for our health • Improved mental acuity, patience, productivity, and sleep • Free to download • Sleep is good for healing, balancing hormones, maintaining blood sugar levels, and much more • Free Take 10 program where you can meditate just for 10 min over 10 days • Guided breathing and visualization exercises for what you suffer from such as anxiety or panic attacks Chirag Shah, MD (MensHealth.com)

HAPPIFY • Stress has been linked to: heart disease, cancer, lung issues, accidents, liver issues, and suicide • Happify can help with your mental health to overcome stress and negative thoughts • Can help with emotional health and resilience Mohd, 2019

CHALLENGE FOR YOU Download just ONE See if using an app No one is perfect, and app that you learned motivates you to live a just try your best  about today healthier lifestyle As healthcare providers, leading by example is a Tackle one thing at a very effective way of time and don’t give up! motivating our patients to live healthy lifestyles

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