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

PRESENTATION IN 2014

• There’s an app for that!
• My Fitness Pal
• Fooducate
• Nike Training Club and Fuel band
• 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

HEALTH & FITNESS APPS THAT I ENJOY

• My Fitness Pal
• Sweat: Kayla Itsines
• Nike Training Club
• Fitbit Coach
• My Water Balance
• 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
• vercome stress and negative thoughts
• Can help with emotional health and

resilience

Mohd, 2019

CHALLENGE FOR YOU

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

REFERENCES

Mohd, R. (2008). Life events, stress and illness. Malaysian Journal of Medical Sciences. 15(4)., 9-18. Comstock, J. MobiHealthNews (2019). Survey: One in three people tracks health, fitness, with an app or

• device. https://www.mobihealthnews.com/content/survey-one-three-people-tracks-health-fitness-

app-or-device Mens Health (2019). Accessed April 23, 2019. https://www.menshealth.com/health/g22842908/best-health- and-fitness-apps Looper, C. Digital Trends (2019). Accessed April 23, 2019. https://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/best-health- apps/ Active (2019). Accessed April 23, 2019. https://www.active.com/fitness/articles/18-best-health-and-fitness- apps-of-2018 Litman, L., Rosen, Z., Spierer, D., Weinberger-Litman, S., Goldschein, A., & Robinson, J. (2015). Mobile exercise apps and increased leisure time exercise activity: A moderated mediation analysis of the role of self-efficacy and barriers. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 17(8) Bell, L. Forbes (2019). Accessed April 23, 2019. https://www.forbes.com/sites/leebelltech/2019/01/02/best- health-and-fitness-apps-2019/#33c43e84ca53