https://community.element14.com/technologies/medical/w/documents/9574/your-body-is-an-api-9-gadgets-for-tracking-health-and-fitnessen-USTelligent Community 12https://community.element14.com/technologies/medical/w/documents/9574/your-body-is-an-api-9-gadgets-for-tracking-health-and-fitnessFri, 08 Oct 2021 04:48:30 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:1c0cce68-c4df-4c08-b1dd-4206f1d703dbsquadMCUhttps://community.element14.com/technologies/medical/w/documents/9574/your-body-is-an-api-9-gadgets-for-tracking-health-and-fitness#commentsCurrent Revision posted to Documents by squadMCU on 10/8/2021 4:48:30 AM<br /> <p style="margin:0;">The &quot;quantified self&quot;: It&#39;s a lifestyle philosophy that says tracking one&#39;s own personal data -- calories burned, hours slept, miles run -- is the path to self-realization. All this data-tracking requires gadgets, and many innovative specimens were on display at CES 2012 last month.</p><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin:0;">When it comes to your health, correcting bad behavior after periodic visits to the doctor is a step in the right direction. And it&#39;s even more likely that you&#39;ll make positive lifestyle adjustments based on, say, weekly visits to a personal trainer or daily weigh-ins on your bathroom scale. But turn yourself into a platform of analysis in the Internet of Things, and you’ve got real-time feedback loops to help keep you on target and alert you to problems. Your body is an API that developers are just beginning to figure out</p><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin:0;"><a href="http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2012/02/your-body-is-an-api-9-gadgets-for-tracking-health-and-fitness/" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" target="_blank"><img alt="Basis B1 Band" class="jiveImage" src="http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/wp-content/gallery/health/img_1898.jpg" /></a></p><p style="margin:0;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin:0;"><strong>Check <a class="jive-link-external-small" href="http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/author/johnwbradley/" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" style="color:#007ca5;" target="_blank" title="Posts by John Bradley">John Bradley&#39;s</a> post on <a class="jive-link-external-small" href="http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2012/02/your-body-is-an-api-9-gadgets-for-tracking-health-and-fitness/" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" target="_blank">Wired</a> to check the nine of the most interesting personal data-tracking gadgets that he saw at CES</strong></p><div style="clear:both;"></div> <div style="font-size: 90%;">Tags: Gadget, fitness, ces, Health</div>