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"content": "\u003cp>In 1995, in order to educate its clients on what technology to adopt, the IT consulting firm Gartner \u003ca href=\"https://www.gartner.com/technology/research/methodologies/hype-cycle.jsp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">released a graph\u003c/a> illustrating the “hype cycle.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The model posits that when a new technology is developed, it creates a frenzy of anticipation, leading to a Peak of Inflated Expectations. \u003ca href=\"https://theconversation.com/fitbits-decline-is-a-reflection-of-the-end-of-the-over-hyped-promise-of-wearables-73823\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Failing\u003c/a> to live up to its pie-in-the-sky promise, the technology then becomes the butt of \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9507aK_nBHo&ab_channel=cgmcreative\">jokes and derision\u003c/a> — a Trough of Disillusionment.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_438726\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 506px\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-438726 \" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/futureofyou/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2018/01/gartner-for-marketers-hype-cycle.png\" alt=\"A graph showing the rise, fall, and subsequent rise of new forms of technology\" width=\"506\" height=\"259\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Hype Cycle.\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>But as it improves, it reaccumulates credibility -- the Slope of Enlightenment. The technology then matures into the mainstream, where the rollercoaster lifecycle finally smooths out along the Plateau of Productivity.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And this, says Dr. Robert Wachter, author of \"\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/futureofyou/tag/the-digital-doctor/\">The Digital Doctor\u003c/a>\" and chair of the Department of Medicine at UCSF, “turns out to be a perfect map for digital medicine.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Does This Stuff Work? \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"pullquote alignright\">'We’re trying to emphasize this is not the end of wearables. [But] we don’t want to overpromise what these can achieve.'\u003ccite>Dr. Brennan Spiegel, Cedars-Sinai Health Services Research\u003c/cite>\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>A \u003ca href=\"https://www.nature.com/articles/s41746-017-0002-4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">meta-analysis\u003c/a> published this month in the journal \u003cem>Digital Medicine\u003c/em> would seem to buttress Wachter’s view. The study, conducted mostly by researchers at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, takes a broad look at the effectiveness of wearable sensors. The study looked at 16 randomized controlled trials, published from 2000 to 2016, which researchers assessed to be high quality. To be included in the study, devices had to be non-invasive, wearable, and capable of automatically transmitting data to a web portal or mobile app for review by patients or health providers. Among the devices tested were internet-connected weight scales, blood pressure monitors and activity trackers with text-message reminders.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The primary question researchers wanted to answer: Do these wearable biosensors make patients healthier?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Not very much, was the conclusion. The analysis found no significant difference in health outcomes like weight or blood pressure between patients who used the devices and those who didn't.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The researchers say they were not surprised, and they hope the work will pave the way for better development and use of remote health monitoring.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’re trying to emphasize this is not the end of wearables,” says co-author Dr. Brennan Spiegel, director of Cedars-Sinai Health Services Research in Los Angeles. “[But] we don’t want to overpromise what these can achieve.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The authors did note some positive effect in certain cases. For instance, \u003ca href=\"http://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/14/4/6229/htm\">a study\u003c/a> looking at Parkinson’s patients found a positive effect when physical therapy included devices that gave feedback about gaits; and in some trials patients did lose weight.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_438738\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-438738 size-large\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/futureofyou/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2018/01/6905654506_5ac041bada_k-1020x752.jpg\" alt=\"Three joggers near a body of water.\" width=\"640\" height=\"472\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Wearing an activity tracker does not necessarily lead to more activity.\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“The most successful studies tend to be coupled with some behavioral intervention,” Spiegel says. This added component sometimes took the form of a health coach or cognitive behavioral therapy, in addition to use of the device.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That means the greatest hurdles to efficacy in the digital health revolution may not be technical, but human.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“What we conclude in the study is that digital health is not a computer science or an engineering science; it’s a social and behavioral science.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"pullquote alignright\">'Medicine is probably the last field to be touched by technology.'\u003ccite>Dr. Bob Wachter, author of 'The Digital Doctor'\u003c/cite>\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>Other recently published research, a \u003ca href=\"http://mhealth.jmir.org/2018/1/e23/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">systematic review\u003c/a> of systematic reviews, focused on mobile health interventions, most frequently involving text messaging. The analysis, published in the\u003cem> Journal of Medical Internet Research mHealth and uHealth\u003c/em>, looked at 371 studies published between 2009 and 2016, comprised of nearly 80,000 patients. The studied interventions included apps to manage chronic disease, increase treatment adherence and modify behavior. The analysis found evidence that mobile health apps helped with a variety of conditions, including symptom improvement in chronic pulmonary disease and heart failure; glycemic control in diabetes patients; and blood pressure in those with hypertension. There was also evidence that text reminders improved adherence to tuberculosis and HIV therapies.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[contextly_sidebar id=\"cJJOGi35mjmKyVRrfPXWGXPW5fc4Gdks\"]However, the quality of the evidence for many studies was rated as generally low. Among the more rigorous studies were those that found good evidence for improvement in asthma symptoms, appointment attendance and smoking cessation rates.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Medicine Needs to do Better. Will Technology Help?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Wachter ticked off the ways medicine is \"coming up short in what we want from it.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Safety is not very good,\" he says. \"We harm and kill a lot of people because of medical mistakes. People are not very satisfied ... . Access is often quite bad. And the costs are bankrupting local governments, national governments, and businesses and individuals.”\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"pullquote alignright\">'[Investors] wanted a quick win, but now they realize there aren’t a lot of quick wins in health care.'\u003ccite>Melissa Buckley, California Health Care Foundation\u003c/cite>\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>And yet, “Medicine is probably the last field to be touched by technology,\" he says. \"Think about how manufacturing, retail, financial services, travel, journalism, pretty much every field has been overtaken by technology.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>These manifold inefficiencies present a natural target for technologists, Wachter says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“You have the technology trigger, a massive uptick in expectation. Then, of course, studies like [the one in \u003cem>Digital Medicine\u003c/em>] come out and it leads to a rapid downslope, that Trough of Disillusionment.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Still, Wachter, as well as many other experts, believe remote sensors, mobile health and tech-enhanced medical services will play an important role in the future of medicine, because there are so many people who need help monitoring chronic disease and guidance on diet and exercise. It’s just too time-consuming and costly to always get these directly from medical professionals, Wachter says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Right now many people take a half-day off work to go to a 15- minute visit to see the doctor. That’s crazy. How can that be the model over time?”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Wachter predicts digital health devices will eventually become as indispensable as smartphones and personal assistants.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“That has not happened yet in remote patient monitoring. My suspicion is that over time it probably will, but we have to learn a lot.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Melissa Buckley is director of the Health Innovation Fund for the California Health Care Foundation, which is dedicated to improving health care for low-income state residents. The fund invests in technology and service companies it hopes will help in that mission.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Buckley says she’s seen companies only in the last two years try to shorten the hype cycle, which they're doing by becoming more realistic and intentional in the design and deployment of technology. She points out that some of the studies cited in the \u003cem>Digital Health \u003c/em>analysis date back to 2000, when devices were relatively primitive.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>During the initial phase of excitement over using technology to solve health problems, she says, many investors put money into simple concepts. “They wanted a quick win, but now they realize there aren’t a lot of quick wins in health care.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The field is learning, she believes, to be more attuned to what patients really need.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“But just because [some tool] is digital, we shouldn’t think it will be magically effective.”\u003c/p>\n\n",
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For instance, \u003ca href=\"http://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/14/4/6229/htm\">a study\u003c/a> looking at Parkinson’s patients found a positive effect when physical therapy included devices that gave feedback about gaits; and in some trials patients did lose weight.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_438738\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-438738 size-large\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/futureofyou/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2018/01/6905654506_5ac041bada_k-1020x752.jpg\" alt=\"Three joggers near a body of water.\" width=\"640\" height=\"472\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Wearing an activity tracker does not necessarily lead to more activity.\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“The most successful studies tend to be coupled with some behavioral intervention,” Spiegel says. This added component sometimes took the form of a health coach or cognitive behavioral therapy, in addition to use of the device.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That means the greatest hurdles to efficacy in the digital health revolution may not be technical, but human.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“What we conclude in the study is that digital health is not a computer science or an engineering science; it’s a social and behavioral science.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"pullquote alignright\">'Medicine is probably the last field to be touched by technology.'\u003ccite>Dr. Bob Wachter, author of 'The Digital Doctor'\u003c/cite>\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>Other recently published research, a \u003ca href=\"http://mhealth.jmir.org/2018/1/e23/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">systematic review\u003c/a> of systematic reviews, focused on mobile health interventions, most frequently involving text messaging. 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"content": "\u003cp>Christina Farr was the first host of KQED Future of You, but today she’s better known as a technology and health \u003ca href=\"https://www.cnbc.com/christina-farr/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reporter\u003c/a> for CNBC, where she continues to break \u003ca href=\"https://www.cnbc.com/2017/07/26/amazon-1492-secret-health-tech-project.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">stories\u003c/a>. She’s been covering digital health for years, and she's one of the more influential media voices on this beat -- in 2016, venture fund Rock Health named her \u003ca href=\"https://rockhealth.com/where-are-the-2016-top-50-in-digital-health-now/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">digital health reporter of the year\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As Chrissy's successor at this site, I thought it would be cool to get back to our roots and pick her brain on where digital health is going and where it's been. I interviewed her at CNBC’s San Francisco office, located in skyscraping Salesforce Tower. Here’s our chat, edited for length and clarity.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>First off, how should we define digital health?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"pullquote alignright\">On wearables: 'I'm really still quite bullish. It’s not just millennials and the \"worried well\" that are using these devices; a lot of seniors love them.'\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>People have attempted to come up with a good working definition, and sometimes it ends up sounding very vague, like \"the intersection of health and technology.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I think the term will forever be associated with \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/futureofyou/tag/wearables/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wearables\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/futureofyou/tag/telemedicine/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">telemedicine\u003c/a>, and now AI and a couple of other trends. I don't really see a problem with that, because it's still connected with innovation in a lot of people's minds.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>What have been some of the successes in the digital health space?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I see a lot of potential in digital therapeutics. Companies like Propeller Health and \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/futureofyou/2016/06/23/expanding-digital-health-beyond-the-rich/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Omada Health\u003c/a> are studying the effect of apps that attempt to change behavior for purposes of disease prevention and management. Propeller Health, for example, is thinking about \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/futureofyou/2017/06/13/inhalers-plus-smartphones-meant-fewer-trips-to-er-hospital/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">connected inhalers\u003c/a> and how to combine them with data like the weather to figure out when a person with asthma should take medicine.\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"pullquote alignright\">Disappointments? Telehealth and artificial intelligence.\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>Virta Health is going after Type 2 diabetes reversal with a\u003ca href=\"https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/890090\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> digital system\u003c/a> that encourages a massive behavior change around diet, which it thinks could actually replace medicines.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>AliveCor is a super-interesting company. They have a \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/futureofyou/2016/03/17/mobile-ekg-on-a-watchband-is-useful-for-some-say-docs/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">mobile EKG\u003c/a> that a lot of doctors really like. I think it's something that a lot of seniors will use when they find out they're at risk for \u003ca href=\"http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/Conditions/Arrhythmia/AboutArrhythmia/What-is-Atrial-Fibrillation-AFib-or-AF_UCM_423748_Article.jsp#.VusMvOIrKUk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">atrial fibrillation\u003c/a>, because it means they can check on their heart from home and not have to go to the doctor every few months.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>You mentioned wearables, like Fitbit and Apple Watch. How's that business going? \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I‘m really still quite bullish on wearables, and I think they have become mainstream. It's not just millennials and the \"\u003ca href=\"http://www.telegraph.co.uk/lifestyle/wellbeing/diet/10977877/Are-you-one-of-the-rising-numbers-of-the-worried-well.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">worried well\u003c/a>\" that are using these devices; a lot of seniors love them. You're also starting to see insurance companies think about partnering with companies like Apple, and the reason they're doing that isn't necessarily to get their already healthy populations to exercise more; it's about getting to those really sick and costly people that have multiple chronic conditions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Do you think investors in the digital health space are more circumspect after the \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/futureofyou/2016/10/13/the-rise-and-fall-of-theranos-a-cartoon-history/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Theranos debacle\u003c/a>?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some are. Others don't necessarily want companies to invest the time into building a base of evidence before they start selling the product; these investors are looking for their money back in three to five years, like they would get with a consumer internet company.\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"pullquote alignright\">'In a lot of ways, Theranos is just the worst example.'\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>It's hard to find another company like Theranos, which put patients \u003ca href=\"http://tucson.com/news/local/theranos-to-pay-m-to-arizonans-over-blood-tests-that/article_dacc3bd1-54e0-58dd-92b3-18dec8eb8854.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">in danger\u003c/a>. But in a lot of ways, Theranos is just the worst example. More companies are still failing to provide proper evidence. Often they say, \"We're wellness. We're not making claims around disease, so we don't need to bother.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>What's the biggest disappointment of the digital health era to date?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This is going to be controversial, but I don't think telemedicine has panned out to the extent people expected it would by this time. People thought it was going to revolutionize all health care. But I'm not seeing every physician say this is something they want to incorporate into their medical practice, because there's a perception they're not going to get paid as much.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Also pretty overhyped in terms of what we're actually seeing out there: AI and big data. \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/futureofyou/2015/08/20/this-robo-eye-doctor-may-help-patients-with-diabetes-keep-sight/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Diabetic retinopathy\u003c/a>, for example, is an area where you see a lot of people investing in AI research. Could we take a pile of medical images that have been labeled as showing diabetic retinopathy or not, and then you train AI to do that job in triage?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There's been some great results, but that does not mean we're on the cusp of a robo eye doctor, because an actual eye doctor would\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/futureofyou/2016/11/07/will-computers-ever-be-able-to-make-diagnoses-as-well-as-physicians/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> need to know\u003c/a> every single medical condition out there that could be affecting this person. I think we’ve been too quick to look at one disease and one use case and say, well, this is evidence that doctors will be replaced.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Do you think the Food and Drug Administration and other regulators can keep up with all this? 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(CNBC)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>I think at the birth of this digital health movement, people thought of the FDA as the big bad wolf. The prevailing narrative was that it's obstructing innovation. Now there seems to be more nuance around that; people recognize that the FDA does have an important role to play. Many of the digital therapeutics companies, for instance, see the FDA as a potential stamp of approval that sets them ahead of a mass of apps that are making false claims and essentially peddling snake oil.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So there needs to be a watchdog, but that's not the FDA's role. They're not out there policing companies and investing time into looking through the app store and thinking, \"This dermatology app doesn't look quite right.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As a result, you get this huge quality variation, and I do sometimes fear that doctors will start prescribing or patients will start using apps that are of lower quality. 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Telehealth and artificial intelligence.\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>Virta Health is going after Type 2 diabetes reversal with a\u003ca href=\"https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/890090\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> digital system\u003c/a> that encourages a massive behavior change around diet, which it thinks could actually replace medicines.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>AliveCor is a super-interesting company. They have a \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/futureofyou/2016/03/17/mobile-ekg-on-a-watchband-is-useful-for-some-say-docs/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">mobile EKG\u003c/a> that a lot of doctors really like. I think it's something that a lot of seniors will use when they find out they're at risk for \u003ca href=\"http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/Conditions/Arrhythmia/AboutArrhythmia/What-is-Atrial-Fibrillation-AFib-or-AF_UCM_423748_Article.jsp#.VusMvOIrKUk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">atrial fibrillation\u003c/a>, because it means they can check on their heart from home and not have to go to the doctor every few months.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>You mentioned wearables, like Fitbit and Apple Watch. How's that business going? \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I‘m really still quite bullish on wearables, and I think they have become mainstream. It's not just millennials and the \"\u003ca href=\"http://www.telegraph.co.uk/lifestyle/wellbeing/diet/10977877/Are-you-one-of-the-rising-numbers-of-the-worried-well.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">worried well\u003c/a>\" that are using these devices; a lot of seniors love them. You're also starting to see insurance companies think about partnering with companies like Apple, and the reason they're doing that isn't necessarily to get their already healthy populations to exercise more; it's about getting to those really sick and costly people that have multiple chronic conditions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Do you think investors in the digital health space are more circumspect after the \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/futureofyou/2016/10/13/the-rise-and-fall-of-theranos-a-cartoon-history/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Theranos debacle\u003c/a>?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some are. Others don't necessarily want companies to invest the time into building a base of evidence before they start selling the product; these investors are looking for their money back in three to five years, like they would get with a consumer internet company.\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"pullquote alignright\">'In a lot of ways, Theranos is just the worst example.'\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>It's hard to find another company like Theranos, which put patients \u003ca href=\"http://tucson.com/news/local/theranos-to-pay-m-to-arizonans-over-blood-tests-that/article_dacc3bd1-54e0-58dd-92b3-18dec8eb8854.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">in danger\u003c/a>. But in a lot of ways, Theranos is just the worst example. More companies are still failing to provide proper evidence. Often they say, \"We're wellness. We're not making claims around disease, so we don't need to bother.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>What's the biggest disappointment of the digital health era to date?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This is going to be controversial, but I don't think telemedicine has panned out to the extent people expected it would by this time. People thought it was going to revolutionize all health care. But I'm not seeing every physician say this is something they want to incorporate into their medical practice, because there's a perception they're not going to get paid as much.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Also pretty overhyped in terms of what we're actually seeing out there: AI and big data. \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/futureofyou/2015/08/20/this-robo-eye-doctor-may-help-patients-with-diabetes-keep-sight/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Diabetic retinopathy\u003c/a>, for example, is an area where you see a lot of people investing in AI research. Could we take a pile of medical images that have been labeled as showing diabetic retinopathy or not, and then you train AI to do that job in triage?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There's been some great results, but that does not mean we're on the cusp of a robo eye doctor, because an actual eye doctor would\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/futureofyou/2016/11/07/will-computers-ever-be-able-to-make-diagnoses-as-well-as-physicians/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> need to know\u003c/a> every single medical condition out there that could be affecting this person. I think we’ve been too quick to look at one disease and one use case and say, well, this is evidence that doctors will be replaced.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Do you think the Food and Drug Administration and other regulators can keep up with all this? 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"content": "\u003cp>Digital gizmos can monitor your heart, whether it's a wrist-worn fitness tracker or a smartphone app to help cardiologists analyze diagnostic tests. The question is whether they're going to do your heart any good. The short answer: It depends.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One thing to consider is whether the device is a consumer fitness monitor for tracking heart rate, or if it's a medical device approved by the Food and Drug Administration for detecting potentially dangerous heart rhythm irregularities.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>First, the fitness monitors. Wrist-worn fitness trackers become less accurate with more vigorous exercise, which presumably is when you'd most want to know your heart rate. The \u003ca href=\"http://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamacardiology/article-abstract/2566167\">study\u003c/a>, published Wednesday in \u003cem>JAMA Cardiology,\u003c/em> tested the Apple Watch, Fitbit Charge HR, Basis Peak and Mio Alpha wristbands.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"We have patients come in who have different kinds of monitors like these. Many of them are very concerned because they've recorded values that seem way outside of the normal range,\" \u003ca href=\"http://my.clevelandclinic.org/staff_directory/staff_display?doctorid=2350\">says Dr. Marc Gillinov\u003c/a>, a cardiac surgeon at the Cleveland Clinic and an author on the study. The study was designed to find out whether those readings are accurate.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Overall, the Apple Watch and Mio Fuse did best, with about 91 percent accuracy. The others fell in the 80 percent accuracy range, both overestimating and underestimating wearers' heart rates.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For most people, errors like these aren't a big deal, says Gillinov. But for elite athletes and cardiac patients who try to keep their heart rates in certain ranges, these devices might not be the best choice.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"For those groups, I'd recommend medical-quality chest-strap monitors,\" says Gillinov, adding that he doesn't think that inaccurate heart rate monitors are dangerous, just that they might not be useful.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Part of the problem is how they work, he explained.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you've ever been in a hospital, you might have had a little plastic clip attached to your big toe (or your ear, or your finger). Those are pulse oximeters — they measure heart rate and oxygen content by shining a light through your skin. Different amounts of light bounce back depending on how much blood is flowing. By measuring changes in reflected light, pulse oximeters can track how fast your heart is beating. Hospital pulse oximeters are wrong all the time. \"We often have to move the monitors around because we lose the signal,\" says Gillinov.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The heart rate monitors in Fitbits and Apple Watches work the same way, except they shine the light through your wrist. If you have dark skin, a tattoo or a birthmark where the monitor sits, Gillinov says that can confuse the monitor.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This isn't the first time wrist-born heart rate monitors have been called inaccurate. A \u003ca href=\"http://www.lieffcabraser.com/defect/fitbit-heart-monitor/\">class-action lawsuit\u003c/a> filed against Fitbit in early 2016 claimed just that.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a statement provided to NPR, Fitbit says that \"Fitbit trackers are not intended to be medical devices\" and that internal research shows that their trackers meet \"industry standard expectations for optical heart rate on the wrist.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But there are growing numbers of heart-monitoring apps that are intended to be used as medical devices, which unlike fitness trackers have to be approved by the FDA. Some are designed for home use, while others are for health care providers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Screening for atrial fibrillation has gotten a lot of attention, because this irregular heartbeat can cause blood clots, parts of which can break off and move to the brain, causing stroke. Patients with atrial fibrillation are \u003ca href=\"http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/atrial_fibrillation_and_stroke/atrial_fibrillation_and_stroke.htm\">five times more likely\u003c/a> to have strokes, and it affects \u003ca href=\"http://www.cdc.gov/dhdsp/data_statistics/fact_sheets/fs_atrial_fibrillation.htm\">9 percent of people over 65\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It's possible to be experiencing \u003ca href=\"https://medlineplus.gov/atrialfibrillation.html\">atrial fibrillation\u003c/a> and not know it. Since this condition can come and go, there's no guarantee that doctors will catch the errant heartbeats. Right now, the only way to detect it is with an electrocardiogram, or EKG, which involves visiting a medical professional and using a machine to monitor the heart's electric signals.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One iPhone app, called \u003ca href=\"http://www.cardiio.com/\">Cardiio Rhythm\u003c/a>, monitors the heart using a phone's camera. The concept is similar to a pulse oximeter or wrist wearable. Researchers used this phone-based device to detect atrial fibrillation. \u003ca href=\"http://jaha.ahajournals.org/content/5/7/e003428.full\">In a study\u003c/a> published in July in the \u003cem>Journal of the American Heart Association\u003c/em>, researchers used the app to screen a little over 1,000 patients for atrial fibrillation. They caught the erratic heartbeats in 92.9 percent of patients who had it, and correctly identified 97.7 percent of patients who didn't.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That's not accurate enough to make a diagnosis, but it is accurate enough for widespread at-home screening, says \u003ca href=\"http://eurheartj.oxfordjournals.org/content/37/33/2568.1\">Ben Freedman\u003c/a>, deputy director of cardiovascular strategy at the Heart Research Institute in Sydney, in an \u003ca href=\"http://jaha.ahajournals.org/content/5/7/e004000.full\">editorial\u003c/a> accompanying the study. The app could tell people if they were at risk, but confirmation would have to come from a doctor's office.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Another device, called \u003ca href=\"https://www.alivecor.com/en/\">AliveCor\u003c/a>, scans for atrial fibrillation using a small handheld EKG. The AliveCor EKG can connect to a smartphone and analyze heart rhythm. A \u003ca href=\"http://heart.bmj.com/content/early/2016/08/26/heartjnl-2016-309993\">study\u003c/a> published Wednesday in \u003cem>Heart\u003c/em> trained 13,122 participants to use the AliveCor EKG on themselves. Only 0.4 percent of their results could not be interpreted, and they caught 98 percent of atrial fibrillation cases in participants over 60. However, it had a high rate of false positives and only correctly identified 29.2 percent of those without atrial fibrillation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Our study found that a significant number of citizens with previously undiagnosed atrial fibrillation were picked up by community screening,\" says \u003ca href=\"http://www.hrsonline.org/Membership/Member-Spotlight/Ngai-Yin-Chan\">Dr. Ngai-Yin Chan\u003c/a>, a cardiologist at Princess Margaret Hospital in Hong Kong and the lead author on the study. People with atrial fibrillation can be prescribed blood thinners to reduce the risk of clots, and beta blockers or other medications to slow heart rate. \"Whether this will be translated into people seeking medical help needs to be answered by future studies.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A cardiologist and director of the Ahmanson-UCLA Cardiomyopathy Center, \u003ca href=\"https://www.uclahealth.org/body.cfm?id=10&action=detail&ref=24&fr=true\">Dr. Gregg Fonarow\u003c/a>, hopes that technologies like this will help identify atrial fibrillation early on and reduce the risk of stroke. \"These applications can change the way cardiologists treat atrial fibrillation and prescribe better drug protocols,\" he told NPR via email.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But we're not there yet. Gillinov, the author of the fitness-tracker accuracy study, deals with a lot of atrial fibrillation patients in his work as a cardiac surgeon. He thinks that self-screening could save a lot of lives, but that it's important doctors be included in the process.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Plus, he says, not everyone should be screened for atrial fibrillation. \"If young people start screening themselves, we're going to see a lot of false positives, even with very accurate devices.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The American Heart Association plans to release a policy statement on telehealth, including at-home heart monitoring, sometime in the next six months.\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"fullattribution\">Copyright 2016 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.\u003cimg src=\"http://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmac=UA-5828686-4&utmdt=You+Can+Monitor+Heart+Rhythm+With+A+Smartphone%2C+But+Should+You%3F+&utme=8(APIKey)9(MDAxOTAwOTE4MDEyMTkxMDAzNjczZDljZA004)\">\u003c/div>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For most people, errors like these aren't a big deal, says Gillinov. But for elite athletes and cardiac patients who try to keep their heart rates in certain ranges, these devices might not be the best choice.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"For those groups, I'd recommend medical-quality chest-strap monitors,\" says Gillinov, adding that he doesn't think that inaccurate heart rate monitors are dangerous, just that they might not be useful.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Part of the problem is how they work, he explained.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you've ever been in a hospital, you might have had a little plastic clip attached to your big toe (or your ear, or your finger). Those are pulse oximeters — they measure heart rate and oxygen content by shining a light through your skin. Different amounts of light bounce back depending on how much blood is flowing. 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A \u003ca href=\"http://www.lieffcabraser.com/defect/fitbit-heart-monitor/\">class-action lawsuit\u003c/a> filed against Fitbit in early 2016 claimed just that.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a statement provided to NPR, Fitbit says that \"Fitbit trackers are not intended to be medical devices\" and that internal research shows that their trackers meet \"industry standard expectations for optical heart rate on the wrist.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But there are growing numbers of heart-monitoring apps that are intended to be used as medical devices, which unlike fitness trackers have to be approved by the FDA. Some are designed for home use, while others are for health care providers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Screening for atrial fibrillation has gotten a lot of attention, because this irregular heartbeat can cause blood clots, parts of which can break off and move to the brain, causing stroke. Patients with atrial fibrillation are \u003ca href=\"http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/atrial_fibrillation_and_stroke/atrial_fibrillation_and_stroke.htm\">five times more likely\u003c/a> to have strokes, and it affects \u003ca href=\"http://www.cdc.gov/dhdsp/data_statistics/fact_sheets/fs_atrial_fibrillation.htm\">9 percent of people over 65\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It's possible to be experiencing \u003ca href=\"https://medlineplus.gov/atrialfibrillation.html\">atrial fibrillation\u003c/a> and not know it. Since this condition can come and go, there's no guarantee that doctors will catch the errant heartbeats. Right now, the only way to detect it is with an electrocardiogram, or EKG, which involves visiting a medical professional and using a machine to monitor the heart's electric signals.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One iPhone app, called \u003ca href=\"http://www.cardiio.com/\">Cardiio Rhythm\u003c/a>, monitors the heart using a phone's camera. The concept is similar to a pulse oximeter or wrist wearable. Researchers used this phone-based device to detect atrial fibrillation. \u003ca href=\"http://jaha.ahajournals.org/content/5/7/e003428.full\">In a study\u003c/a> published in July in the \u003cem>Journal of the American Heart Association\u003c/em>, researchers used the app to screen a little over 1,000 patients for atrial fibrillation. They caught the erratic heartbeats in 92.9 percent of patients who had it, and correctly identified 97.7 percent of patients who didn't.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That's not accurate enough to make a diagnosis, but it is accurate enough for widespread at-home screening, says \u003ca href=\"http://eurheartj.oxfordjournals.org/content/37/33/2568.1\">Ben Freedman\u003c/a>, deputy director of cardiovascular strategy at the Heart Research Institute in Sydney, in an \u003ca href=\"http://jaha.ahajournals.org/content/5/7/e004000.full\">editorial\u003c/a> accompanying the study. The app could tell people if they were at risk, but confirmation would have to come from a doctor's office.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Another device, called \u003ca href=\"https://www.alivecor.com/en/\">AliveCor\u003c/a>, scans for atrial fibrillation using a small handheld EKG. The AliveCor EKG can connect to a smartphone and analyze heart rhythm. A \u003ca href=\"http://heart.bmj.com/content/early/2016/08/26/heartjnl-2016-309993\">study\u003c/a> published Wednesday in \u003cem>Heart\u003c/em> trained 13,122 participants to use the AliveCor EKG on themselves. Only 0.4 percent of their results could not be interpreted, and they caught 98 percent of atrial fibrillation cases in participants over 60. However, it had a high rate of false positives and only correctly identified 29.2 percent of those without atrial fibrillation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Our study found that a significant number of citizens with previously undiagnosed atrial fibrillation were picked up by community screening,\" says \u003ca href=\"http://www.hrsonline.org/Membership/Member-Spotlight/Ngai-Yin-Chan\">Dr. Ngai-Yin Chan\u003c/a>, a cardiologist at Princess Margaret Hospital in Hong Kong and the lead author on the study. 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"content": "\u003cp>Digital health is booming. The market that includes health apps and wearables will increase around \u003cem>1,200 percent\u003c/em> over the next eight years, according to one \u003ca href=\"http://www.digitaljournal.com/pr/3084642\" target=\"_blank\">forecast\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So what's propelling this surge in demand? \"A growing proliferation of chronic diseases, namely diabetes, cancer and heart ailments ... \" the report says.\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"pullquote alignright\">'We don’t need an app that counts steps, because that really just tells you that your day doesn’t naturally incorporate the time and space to walk.'\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>Not only is this trend alarming, said the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Stephen Downs at the recent Stanford Medicine X conference, but many of the solutions offered by digital health companies are \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/futureofyou/2016/09/20/weight-loss-study-finds-fitness-tracker-is-no-help/\" target=\"_blank\">not going to help\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In this age of the Fitbit, Downs said, digital health companies are focused on monitoring the consequences of our \u003ca href=\"http://stateofobesity.org/physical-inactivity/\" target=\"_blank\">notoriously sedentary lifestyles. \u003c/a>But what is really called for from innovators is to stop treating symptoms and start remedying the roots of the problem.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The system needs to be re-engineered!” said Downs, chief technology and strategy officer of RWJF, a philanthropic organization focused on health. \"We don’t need an app that counts steps, because that really just tells you that your day doesn’t naturally incorporate the time and space to walk.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Progress = Inactivity\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Downs is of the opinion that some of our most cherished and widely used inventions have resulted in a kind of apocalypse of inactivity: Automobiles helped create pedestrian-unfriendly suburbs; washing machines provided leisure time -- to watch more TV. And the appearance of the remote control meant we no longer even had to get up to change the channel.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Even our thumb muscles have been given the day off since digital assistants like Siri gained the ability to write our text messages, he noted.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>All these things, combined with an automobile-driven, fast food culture, said Downs, have contributed to a national \u003ca href=\"http://www.diabetes.org/diabetes-basics/statistics/\">diabetes epidemic\u003c/a> and a stunning rise in \u003ca href=\"http://stateofobesity.org/obesity-rates-trends-overview/\" target=\"_blank\">obesity rates\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>We Need Stuff Like This \u003c/b>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So how to remedy the roots of the unhealthy environments we've created? Downs says engineers and designers in \u003cem>all\u003c/em> industries should be thinking about their products' effects on our health.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He cited the \u003ca href=\"http://cp.media.mit.edu/\" target=\"_blank\">Changing Places\u003c/a> group at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology media lab as a project that's attempting to create core solutions that fundamentally change human behavior. One of the lab's initiatives: designing ways to feed people healthier diets through \u003ca href=\"http://web.mit.edu/jiw/www/MITCityFarm/\" target=\"_blank\">urban farms\u003c/a> that make use of city spaces. (Imagine crops growing on the sides of buildings, for instance.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_253672\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/futureofyou/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2016/09/bldgs.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-253672 size-medium\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/futureofyou/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2016/09/bldgs-800x581.jpg\" alt=\"Crops grown on the side of a building could help foster urban farming.\" width=\"800\" height=\"581\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/13/2016/09/bldgs-800x581.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/13/2016/09/bldgs-400x290.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/13/2016/09/bldgs-768x558.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/13/2016/09/bldgs-960x697.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/13/2016/09/bldgs.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Crops grown on the side of a building could help foster urban farming. \u003ccite>(MIT CityFARM)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The MIT researchers claim their techniques could not only completely eliminate the massive amounts of water used by agriculture, but also render\u003cb> \u003c/b>unnecessary fertilizers and pesticides.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Downs also pointed to a food delivery service called \u003ca href=\"https://www.blueapron.com/?cvosrc=search-paid.google.brand30&gclid=CNS2zru1sM8CFQuqaQodXTIFng&utm_campaign=brand30&utm_medium=search-paid&utm_source=google\" target=\"_blank\">Blue Apron\u003c/a> as the kind of upstream innovation that can have a positive effect on health. 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"content": "\u003cp>Every year at the \u003ca href=\"http://www.augmentedworldexpo.com/\">Augmented World Expo in Santa Clara\u003c/a>, makers of wearable gadgetry gather to debut prototypes and debate the future of bionic living.\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"pullquote alignright\">'We are very, very, very fast approaching the superhero stage.' \u003ccite>Mounir Zok, U.S. Olympic Committee\u003c/cite>\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>This year, Mounir Zok, the director of technology and innovation for the U.S. Olympic Committee, predicted that wearable sensors will soon be just as important to elite players as their designer athletic shoes. In fact, that day might be Friday, when the 2016 games open in Rio.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Among the technologies used for Olympic training this year: Sensors worn by divers and gymnasts that track performance metrics in real time. Glasses for cyclists that deliver cadence, speed and heart rate data directly into their field of view. And for the Paralympic Games, Zok said, the Olympic Committee worked with automaker BMW to develop a new wheelchair that tracks stats like miles traveled and the frequency of arm strokes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>The Age of the Superhero\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We are very, very, very fast approaching the superhero stage. Tony Stark is not anymore a science fiction character,” Zok said, referring to the Marvel Comics Iron Man hero who wears an armored suit that gives him cybernetic superpowers. “Tony Stark will be on the field of play.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Technology has long been integrated into sports training, in everything from nutrition to physiology. But as recently as the year 2000, Zok pointed out, most high-tech performance analysis took place in an environment unnatural to the athlete: the lab.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Having an Olympian jog on a treadmill just isn’t the same as having her sprint on a track or whoosh down a mountain. And, Zok added, it took days to compile the old data into spreadsheets, which didn't help athletes make immediate corrections during training or game play.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_183278\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 442px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-183278\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/futureofyou/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2016/06/usoc-442x600.jpg\" alt=\"Paralympic judo athlete, training for the 2016 Olympics in Rio. \" width=\"442\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/13/2016/06/usoc-442x600.jpg 442w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/13/2016/06/usoc-400x543.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/13/2016/06/usoc-768x1042.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/13/2016/06/usoc-869x1180.jpg 869w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/13/2016/06/usoc-1180x1601.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/13/2016/06/usoc-960x1303.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/13/2016/06/usoc.jpg 1509w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 442px) 100vw, 442px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Paralympic judo athlete, training for the 2016 Olympics in Rio. \u003ccite>(Jeff Cable Photography)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>This year, many Olympians are training using sensors that instantly port performance metrics to a coach’s tablet device. This gives the coach a kind of dashboard, displaying each team member’s stats as well as their historical performance.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Zok believes that being able to match their metrics to their visceral experience will help athletes learn faster. If an athlete knows, for example, the ideal angle at which her body should enter the water or the perfect rotational speed for her spin, she can check her stats after each dive, or dismount, and match the data against how the move felt.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In gymnastics, said Zok, “we have almost come up with a digital code of what makes the gold medal,” a set of figures that describes a perfect 10 performance. “Imagine having that milestone for each and every Olympic athlete, specifically when they are very young, so that they have that fixed North Star.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Wearable Tech is Changing the NFL\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Olympians aren’t the only elite athletes trying out wearable sensors. Dan Waters of San Jose-based Zebra Technologies spoke about the tracking devices NFL players wore during the 2015 season, which relayed to their coaches real-time information about their location, speed and distance traveled. Zebra’s RFID chips, worn under players’ shoulder pads, pulsed information 25 times per second to receivers mounted inside each stadium.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_183837\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-183837\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/futureofyou/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2016/06/SHOULDER_PADS_BLACK-800x547.jpg\" alt=\"NFL shoulder pad sensors\" width=\"800\" height=\"547\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/13/2016/06/SHOULDER_PADS_BLACK-800x547.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/13/2016/06/SHOULDER_PADS_BLACK-400x273.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/13/2016/06/SHOULDER_PADS_BLACK-768x525.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/13/2016/06/SHOULDER_PADS_BLACK-1180x806.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/13/2016/06/SHOULDER_PADS_BLACK-960x656.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/13/2016/06/SHOULDER_PADS_BLACK.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">NFL shoulder pad \u003ccite>(Zebra Technologies)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“We’re translating the physical player into digital information that could be acted upon in real time by coaches,” said Waters. This, he said, could help coaches prevent injuries. Suppose, said Waters, “you have a wide receiver who has already run 6 miles in a game. Well, it might be good to rest that player, for example, before they pull a hamstring.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Waters’ company has also worked with Big 10, Pac 12 and Southeastern Conference schools. At the moment, NFL teams have elected to receive only their own players’ data, but Waters points out that these measurements, if shared, could ultimately effect recruiting, “allowing for the more thorough and efficient identification of player alignment and tendencies; both of which will contribute greatly to scouting and coaching efforts.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.5\">Zok credits the proliferation of smartphones with driving down the cost of parts—accelerometers, magnetometers, GPS devices—and enabling today’s boom in wearable sports technology. And improvements in transmission range has allowed sports scientists to finally ditch the cables that once attached computer to electrode.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Next Gen Smart Gear\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The next wave of wearables will be smaller still, as the industry moves away from hard plastic sensors like heart rate monitors that strap to the chest or smart bands that encircle the wrist. Sports gear will likely make use of ever more lightweight “smart tattoos,” or flexible electronics that stick on like bandages, and “smart clothing” that has conductive or sensing fibers woven directly into the fabric. With these, Zok said, “We can finally exploit all the real estate that we have on our bodies.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Recreational and student athletes are in line for this new generation of smart gear, too. At the expo, Joyce Chow, the creative director of design and brand development for Toronto-based Myant, was demonstrating the company’s fitness wear prototypes. “We believe that textiles are the best and the most natural solution to be next to skin,” she said, and can be used for preventing and rehabbing injuries.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She held aloft a windbreaker for urban runners and cyclists; it has an electroluminescent strip, as thin and rubbery as a vinyl window decal, embedded along the spine. In the current design, the strip simply lights up to make the user visible to traffic, but in future versions, she said, wearers will be able to program its flashing pattern to signal their turning direction or heart rate.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_183898\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 600px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-183898\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/futureofyou/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2016/06/Myant3-600x600.jpg\" alt=\"Myant wearable tech jacket\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/13/2016/06/Myant3-600x600.jpg 600w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/13/2016/06/Myant3-400x400.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/13/2016/06/Myant3-768x768.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/13/2016/06/Myant3-1180x1180.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/13/2016/06/Myant3-1920x1920.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/13/2016/06/Myant3-960x960.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/13/2016/06/Myant3-32x32.jpg 32w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/13/2016/06/Myant3-50x50.jpg 50w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/13/2016/06/Myant3-64x64.jpg 64w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/13/2016/06/Myant3-96x96.jpg 96w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/13/2016/06/Myant3-128x128.jpg 128w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/13/2016/06/Myant3-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Myant wearable tech jacket \u003ccite>(Myant)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Myant is also working on distributing sensors throughout a garment, like a compression knee sock embedded with electroactive polymer sensors; these measure deformation and can be used to monitor swelling for people with conditions like diabetes. Chow also showed off a gray tank top woven with conductive yarn that can measure breathing volume and electrocardiography; next to it was a bike shirt that shimmered metalically thanks to heat patches knitted into strategic spots to provide a gentle warmth to the wearer.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And CEO John Ralson of Seattle’s X2 Biosystems spoke about using wearable sensors to prevent head injuries for young athletes. His company is developing two kinds of sensors: One worn as a mouth guard fitted to the upper teeth and one that sticks to the bony area behind the ear. These monitor the buildup and distribution of impact forces that rattle the brain.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Much of the company’s research has been conducted in collaboration with UC Santa Barbara and Stanford University, measuring head trauma in college sports like soccer and mixed martial arts. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Technology has long been integrated into sports training, in everything from nutrition to physiology. But as recently as the year 2000, Zok pointed out, most high-tech performance analysis took place in an environment unnatural to the athlete: the lab.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Having an Olympian jog on a treadmill just isn’t the same as having her sprint on a track or whoosh down a mountain. And, Zok added, it took days to compile the old data into spreadsheets, which didn't help athletes make immediate corrections during training or game play.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_183278\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 442px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-183278\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/futureofyou/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2016/06/usoc-442x600.jpg\" alt=\"Paralympic judo athlete, training for the 2016 Olympics in Rio. \" width=\"442\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/13/2016/06/usoc-442x600.jpg 442w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/13/2016/06/usoc-400x543.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/13/2016/06/usoc-768x1042.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/13/2016/06/usoc-869x1180.jpg 869w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/13/2016/06/usoc-1180x1601.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/13/2016/06/usoc-960x1303.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/13/2016/06/usoc.jpg 1509w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 442px) 100vw, 442px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Paralympic judo athlete, training for the 2016 Olympics in Rio. \u003ccite>(Jeff Cable Photography)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>This year, many Olympians are training using sensors that instantly port performance metrics to a coach’s tablet device. This gives the coach a kind of dashboard, displaying each team member’s stats as well as their historical performance.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Zok believes that being able to match their metrics to their visceral experience will help athletes learn faster. If an athlete knows, for example, the ideal angle at which her body should enter the water or the perfect rotational speed for her spin, she can check her stats after each dive, or dismount, and match the data against how the move felt.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In gymnastics, said Zok, “we have almost come up with a digital code of what makes the gold medal,” a set of figures that describes a perfect 10 performance. “Imagine having that milestone for each and every Olympic athlete, specifically when they are very young, so that they have that fixed North Star.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Wearable Tech is Changing the NFL\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Olympians aren’t the only elite athletes trying out wearable sensors. Dan Waters of San Jose-based Zebra Technologies spoke about the tracking devices NFL players wore during the 2015 season, which relayed to their coaches real-time information about their location, speed and distance traveled. Zebra’s RFID chips, worn under players’ shoulder pads, pulsed information 25 times per second to receivers mounted inside each stadium.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_183837\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-183837\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/futureofyou/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2016/06/SHOULDER_PADS_BLACK-800x547.jpg\" alt=\"NFL shoulder pad sensors\" width=\"800\" height=\"547\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/13/2016/06/SHOULDER_PADS_BLACK-800x547.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/13/2016/06/SHOULDER_PADS_BLACK-400x273.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/13/2016/06/SHOULDER_PADS_BLACK-768x525.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/13/2016/06/SHOULDER_PADS_BLACK-1180x806.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/13/2016/06/SHOULDER_PADS_BLACK-960x656.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/13/2016/06/SHOULDER_PADS_BLACK.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">NFL shoulder pad \u003ccite>(Zebra Technologies)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“We’re translating the physical player into digital information that could be acted upon in real time by coaches,” said Waters. This, he said, could help coaches prevent injuries. Suppose, said Waters, “you have a wide receiver who has already run 6 miles in a game. Well, it might be good to rest that player, for example, before they pull a hamstring.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Waters’ company has also worked with Big 10, Pac 12 and Southeastern Conference schools. At the moment, NFL teams have elected to receive only their own players’ data, but Waters points out that these measurements, if shared, could ultimately effect recruiting, “allowing for the more thorough and efficient identification of player alignment and tendencies; both of which will contribute greatly to scouting and coaching efforts.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.5\">Zok credits the proliferation of smartphones with driving down the cost of parts—accelerometers, magnetometers, GPS devices—and enabling today’s boom in wearable sports technology. And improvements in transmission range has allowed sports scientists to finally ditch the cables that once attached computer to electrode.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Next Gen Smart Gear\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The next wave of wearables will be smaller still, as the industry moves away from hard plastic sensors like heart rate monitors that strap to the chest or smart bands that encircle the wrist. Sports gear will likely make use of ever more lightweight “smart tattoos,” or flexible electronics that stick on like bandages, and “smart clothing” that has conductive or sensing fibers woven directly into the fabric. With these, Zok said, “We can finally exploit all the real estate that we have on our bodies.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Recreational and student athletes are in line for this new generation of smart gear, too. At the expo, Joyce Chow, the creative director of design and brand development for Toronto-based Myant, was demonstrating the company’s fitness wear prototypes. “We believe that textiles are the best and the most natural solution to be next to skin,” she said, and can be used for preventing and rehabbing injuries.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She held aloft a windbreaker for urban runners and cyclists; it has an electroluminescent strip, as thin and rubbery as a vinyl window decal, embedded along the spine. 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"content": "\u003cp>Technology may have contributed to kids becoming too sedentary, but now, wearable fitness and activity trackers for children are the latest tools in the high-stakes war on childhood obesity.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>These devices, typically worn on the wrist, are designed to encourage kids to stop sitting around, staring at screens, and instead get moving. And when parents participate, too, it tends to help kids have more active, healthy lifestyles, doctors say.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If kids are using these devices with their families, they are a great tool,” says Dr. Zoey Goore, president of the Northern California chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics and a pediatrician in Roseville. “Even if the children are not competitive about fitness, it just encourages them to be more engaged in activities.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Boosting Activity, Protecting Privacy\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>About \u003ca href=\"http://www.cdc.gov/obesity/data/childhood.html\" target=\"_blank\">17 percent of American children from age 2 to 19 are obese\u003c/a>, a rate that has remained fairly steady over the last decade. 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I didn’t walk or try to get out as much before.'\u003ccite>Zachary Berston, 12\u003c/cite>\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>Products like \u003ca href=\"http://www.fitbit.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Fitbit\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"http://www.leapfrog.com/en-us/products/leapband\" target=\"_blank\">LeapFrog LeapBands\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"http://geopalz.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Geopalz\u003c/a> are among dozens of gadgets that keep track of physical activity, create a social network of friends with whom to compete on physical challenges or allow parents to program goals and games for their kids.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“With kids, anything that is a game ends up being more interesting,” Goore says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Using apps and wearable tech could help cajole kids to go on longer hikes, or try new types of physical activities. As an added bonus, she says, these devices often get the whole family to exercise more.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It points out to parents and children how sedentary they are,” Goore says. “It brings awareness and helps create family fitness goals.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some fitness trackers sync up with programs online that help kids track their steps, exercise, miles—even hours of sleep. Some allow kids to create a social network of friends to encourage or “taunt” them about their progress. Taunting may inspire some kids, while others may be hurt by that kind of interaction.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Goore cautioned parents to be aware of the online element of some wearable fitness trackers to make sure the children’s needs are respected and privacy is protected. Fitbit, for example, doesn’t allow kids under 13 to create online accounts. But older kids can register and link up to friends who also have accounts that display their number of steps, and allow them to compete in challenges with each other.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Kids Helping Kids\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The global children’s aid group \u003ca href=\"http://www.unicefusa.org\" target=\"_blank\">UNICEF\u003c/a> launched a new product last month in time for the holidays. It’s calling the \u003ca href=\"http://unicefkidpower.org/\" target=\"_blank\">Kid Power Band\u003c/a> “the first wearable for good.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[contextly_sidebar id=\"YdRnQogIkrWQHx7o6OO9Q0UhxIvF4QoU\"]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The kids use the Power Bands along with an app that sends them on “missions” where they learn about new cultures and earn points by completing physical activity challenges.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The points “unlock” funding for UNICEF to use to deliver packets of therapeutic food to malnourished children around the world. Funding for the food packets comes from the sale of the bands, corporate sponsors and donations from friends, parents and others.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“One in four American kids are inactive, and one in four kids worldwide suffers from malnutrition,” says Rajesh Anandan, the Senior Vice President of Strategic Partnerships and UNICEF Ventures. “So we decided to put the problem in the hands of the children.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But can these really make a difference in children’s fitness? Some kids will try using a fitness tracker and lose interest quickly, say parents and doctors, while others will make using the device a part of daily life.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>‘I Didn’t Walk as Much Before’\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Since 12-year-old Zachary Berston started wearing his Fitbit fitness tracker, he says he’s more conscious of being physically active every day.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Berston is a seventh-grader at Kent Middle School in Kentfield, about 20 miles north of San Francisco. He gets emails sent to his phone from the Fitbit app nudging him to reach his daily goal of 10,000 steps.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_80086\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 588px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/futureofyou/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2015/12/FullSizeRender.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-80086\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-80086\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/futureofyou/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2015/12/FullSizeRender.jpg\" alt=\"Zachary Berston, 12, says his FitBit encourages him to get out more.\" width=\"588\" height=\"492\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/13/2015/12/FullSizeRender.jpg 588w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/13/2015/12/FullSizeRender-400x335.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 588px) 100vw, 588px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Zachary Berston, 12, took a walk around town the day he got his Fitbit. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Gail Berston)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“It really motivates me and keeps reminding me I have to complete my goal,” he says. “It helps me out.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The first thing Berston did when he got the Fitbit as a birthday present from his parents, he says, was walk to the grocery store for something to drink, and walk around town to get steps.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It got me to do a lot more things than I would have if I had not had it,” he says. “I didn’t walk or try to get out as much before.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Zachary’s father, Dr. Emanuel Berston, says the fitness trackers could even help provide doctors with useful data on patients who are trying to lose weight and get in shape.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“They are absolutely beneficial and it’s helpful to have data for patients, especially teenagers, to be accountable,” says the pediatrician, who practices at the Palo Alto Medical Foundation in Daly City. “We live in such a digital age, and teenagers like information.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The devices have encouraged some patients to jump-start weight-loss efforts, he says, and work well combined with a nutrition program\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s something on their wrists that is very encouraging,” he says. “They get to see you don’t have to go to the gym. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Technology may have contributed to kids becoming too sedentary, but now, wearable fitness and activity trackers for children are the latest tools in the high-stakes war on childhood obesity.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>These devices, typically worn on the wrist, are designed to encourage kids to stop sitting around, staring at screens, and instead get moving. And when parents participate, too, it tends to help kids have more active, healthy lifestyles, doctors say.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If kids are using these devices with their families, they are a great tool,” says Dr. Zoey Goore, president of the Northern California chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics and a pediatrician in Roseville. “Even if the children are not competitive about fitness, it just encourages them to be more engaged in activities.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Boosting Activity, Protecting Privacy\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>About \u003ca href=\"http://www.cdc.gov/obesity/data/childhood.html\" target=\"_blank\">17 percent of American children from age 2 to 19 are obese\u003c/a>, a rate that has remained fairly steady over the last decade. It’s a problem that affects about 12.7 million children and adolescents, according to the \u003ca href=\"http://www.cdc.gov/\" target=\"_blank\">Centers for Disease Control and Prevention\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"pullquote alignright\">'It got me to do a lot more things than I would have if I had not had it. I didn’t walk or try to get out as much before.'\u003ccite>Zachary Berston, 12\u003c/cite>\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>Products like \u003ca href=\"http://www.fitbit.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Fitbit\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"http://www.leapfrog.com/en-us/products/leapband\" target=\"_blank\">LeapFrog LeapBands\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"http://geopalz.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Geopalz\u003c/a> are among dozens of gadgets that keep track of physical activity, create a social network of friends with whom to compete on physical challenges or allow parents to program goals and games for their kids.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“With kids, anything that is a game ends up being more interesting,” Goore says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Using apps and wearable tech could help cajole kids to go on longer hikes, or try new types of physical activities. As an added bonus, she says, these devices often get the whole family to exercise more.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It points out to parents and children how sedentary they are,” Goore says. “It brings awareness and helps create family fitness goals.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some fitness trackers sync up with programs online that help kids track their steps, exercise, miles—even hours of sleep. Some allow kids to create a social network of friends to encourage or “taunt” them about their progress. Taunting may inspire some kids, while others may be hurt by that kind of interaction.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Goore cautioned parents to be aware of the online element of some wearable fitness trackers to make sure the children’s needs are respected and privacy is protected. Fitbit, for example, doesn’t allow kids under 13 to create online accounts. But older kids can register and link up to friends who also have accounts that display their number of steps, and allow them to compete in challenges with each other.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Kids Helping Kids\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The global children’s aid group \u003ca href=\"http://www.unicefusa.org\" target=\"_blank\">UNICEF\u003c/a> launched a new product last month in time for the holidays. It’s calling the \u003ca href=\"http://unicefkidpower.org/\" target=\"_blank\">Kid Power Band\u003c/a> “the first wearable for good.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The kids use the Power Bands along with an app that sends them on “missions” where they learn about new cultures and earn points by completing physical activity challenges.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The points “unlock” funding for UNICEF to use to deliver packets of therapeutic food to malnourished children around the world. Funding for the food packets comes from the sale of the bands, corporate sponsors and donations from friends, parents and others.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“One in four American kids are inactive, and one in four kids worldwide suffers from malnutrition,” says Rajesh Anandan, the Senior Vice President of Strategic Partnerships and UNICEF Ventures. “So we decided to put the problem in the hands of the children.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But can these really make a difference in children’s fitness? Some kids will try using a fitness tracker and lose interest quickly, say parents and doctors, while others will make using the device a part of daily life.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>‘I Didn’t Walk as Much Before’\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Since 12-year-old Zachary Berston started wearing his Fitbit fitness tracker, he says he’s more conscious of being physically active every day.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Berston is a seventh-grader at Kent Middle School in Kentfield, about 20 miles north of San Francisco. He gets emails sent to his phone from the Fitbit app nudging him to reach his daily goal of 10,000 steps.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_80086\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 588px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/futureofyou/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2015/12/FullSizeRender.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-80086\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-80086\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/futureofyou/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2015/12/FullSizeRender.jpg\" alt=\"Zachary Berston, 12, says his FitBit encourages him to get out more.\" width=\"588\" height=\"492\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/13/2015/12/FullSizeRender.jpg 588w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/13/2015/12/FullSizeRender-400x335.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 588px) 100vw, 588px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Zachary Berston, 12, took a walk around town the day he got his Fitbit. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Gail Berston)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“It really motivates me and keeps reminding me I have to complete my goal,” he says. “It helps me out.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The first thing Berston did when he got the Fitbit as a birthday present from his parents, he says, was walk to the grocery store for something to drink, and walk around town to get steps.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It got me to do a lot more things than I would have if I had not had it,” he says. “I didn’t walk or try to get out as much before.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Zachary’s father, Dr. Emanuel Berston, says the fitness trackers could even help provide doctors with useful data on patients who are trying to lose weight and get in shape.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“They are absolutely beneficial and it’s helpful to have data for patients, especially teenagers, to be accountable,” says the pediatrician, who practices at the Palo Alto Medical Foundation in Daly City. “We live in such a digital age, and teenagers like information.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The devices have encouraged some patients to jump-start weight-loss efforts, he says, and work well combined with a nutrition program\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s something on their wrists that is very encouraging,” he says. “They get to see you don’t have to go to the gym. It just takes walking around.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One of Berston’s patients, a 16-year-old girl who weighed 248 pounds, recently lost 11 pounds with the help of a fitness tracker, he says. The teen was so motivated to reach her goal of 10,000 steps a day that once when she was short at around 10:30 p.m., he says she paced the hallway to make sure she reached it by midnight.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Berston says he doubts the devices create too much pressure for kids to meet their goals.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“You can always take it off,” he says. “It’s not glued to your wrist.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>Forget the bundle of socks for your mom, and that “not quite right” gift for your significant other. This year you can get tech savvy, with a plethora of new wearables. While new connected devices abound, we offer our guide to holiday wearables with a nod to realism: one must question whether wearables will end up like parachute pants—an odd relic from yesteryear.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A 2014 report from Endeavor Partners found half of the U.S. consumers who bought a wearable in 2013 no longer use it and 33 percent stopped using it within six months. The key to creating a successful wearable, the reoprt says, is meaningful impact. Products that just track behaviors will ultimately fail; those most likely to succeed will be devices that inspire action and help users make positive change.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>With that in mind, here’s our list of inspiring and lesser-known devices for a wide range of people on your gift list.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003cstrong>The Dash: Smart Headphones\u003c/strong>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Who wants them:\u003c/strong> Your favorite runner and/or fist bumper\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_77135\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/futureofyou/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2015/12/Bragi.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-77135\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/futureofyou/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2015/12/Bragi-800x470.jpg\" alt=\"The Dash aren’t headphones, they’re “hearables.”\" width=\"800\" height=\"470\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2015/12/Bragi-800x470.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2015/12/Bragi-400x235.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2015/12/Bragi-1180x693.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2015/12/Bragi-960x564.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2015/12/Bragi.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Dash aren’t headphones, they’re “hearables.” \u003ccite>(Bragi)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Why they’re cool:\u003c/strong> These wireless headphones from Bragi are still under pre-order, but athletes and music lovers will be running for this three-in-one “hearable:” a music player, a fitness tracker and a touchpad on the earpiece that allows you to control the audio.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The earbuds connect to your phone via Bluetooth for audio streaming and have 3.5 GB of storage for music or podcasts, with three hours of battery life. Users can also adjust the headphones to block or let in the sounds of their ambient environment.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Dash measure and record steps, distance, heart rate and oxygen saturation through a set of motion sensors, plus two tiny LEDs that emit light into the capillaries of the skin of the ear. The earbuds also provide real-time acoustic feedback of your progress and are easy to interact with.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Deets:\u003c/strong> Pre-orders are available for $299 and include a charging case. The Dash work with iOS, Windows and Android devices.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003cstrong>Game Golf\u003c/strong>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Who wants this:\u003c/strong> The avid golfer and statistician\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_77132\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 759px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/futureofyou/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2015/12/game-golf.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/futureofyou/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2015/12/game-golf-759x600.jpg\" alt=\"This GPS tracking system keeps tabs on golf balls and provides insight on your swing.\" width=\"759\" height=\"600\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-77132\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2015/12/game-golf-759x600.jpg 759w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2015/12/game-golf-400x316.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2015/12/game-golf-1180x933.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2015/12/game-golf-960x759.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2015/12/game-golf.jpg 1345w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 759px) 100vw, 759px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">This GPS tracking system (in holiday red!) keeps tabs on golf balls and provides insight on your swing. \u003ccite>(Game Golf)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Why it’s cool:\u003c/strong> Game Golf is a digital tracking system that attaches to the top of each golf club and at a player’s waist to record every shot and provide real-time tracking. A GPS and chip reader inside the body-worn device notes which club is in use and where the ball has landed. It also tracks your stats, fairway accuracy, scrambling percentages, shot dispersion for all clubs and yardages.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Deets:\u003c/strong> With a variety of devices beginning at $99, Game Golf is a relatively inexpensive addition to your golf bag.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003cstrong>June\u003c/strong>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Who wants this:\u003c/strong> Your sun worshipper\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Why it’s cool:\u003c/strong> Bridging the gap of fashion and function, this diamond-inspired bracelet monitors UV exposure and gives users advice on how to best to protect themselves against various UV levels.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>June coordinates with your time zone to awake at sunrise and records activity to automatically detect if you’re indoors our outside. The bracelet takes into account your skin type to prescribe a daily “sun dose,” then sends you a smartphone notification when you’ve had too much fun in the sun.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Deets:\u003c/strong> June is fit for fashionistas at $129 in three colors.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003cstrong>Lumo Lift Posture Monitor\u003c/strong>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Who wants this:\u003c/strong> The slouch who wants to shape up\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_77136\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/futureofyou/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2015/12/LumoLift.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-77136\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/futureofyou/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2015/12/LumoLift-800x419.jpg\" alt=\"This small wearable, seen attached at the shoulder strap, is also designed for runners.\" width=\"800\" height=\"419\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2015/12/LumoLift-800x419.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2015/12/LumoLift-400x209.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2015/12/LumoLift-1180x618.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2015/12/LumoLift-960x502.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2015/12/LumoLift.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">This small wearable, seen attached at the shoulder strap, is also designed for runners. \u003ccite>(Lumo Lift)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Why it’s cool:\u003c/strong> This small activity tracker is the equivalent of your mother nudging you to sit up straight. Users assume their best posture, then clip Lumo onto their shirt to calibrate; the sensor will vibrate when you slouch to encourage a better back. The wearable will not only track your posture on an iOS and Android app, but will monitor steps taken, distance travelled and calories burned.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Deets:\u003c/strong> At $79.99 and with five days’ battery life, Lumo may be the most practical and easy-to-use wearable on holiday lists this year. It’s also a great starter wearable for the skeptics in your life.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003cstrong>Looncup\u003c/strong>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Who wants this:\u003c/strong> Empowered women\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_77196\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/futureofyou/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2015/12/cup1.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-77196\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/futureofyou/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2015/12/cup1-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"The Looncup pairs with your phone to track your menstrual cycle.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2015/12/cup1-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2015/12/cup1-400x267.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2015/12/cup1-1180x786.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2015/12/cup1-1920x1279.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2015/12/cup1-960x640.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Looncup pairs with your phone to track your menstrual cycle. \u003ccite>(Loon Lab)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Why it’s cool:\u003c/strong> Looncup is a menstrual cup that substitutes for tampons or pads, and links with your smartphone to track your cycle The cup builds on a growing number of period-tracking apps with an embedded sensor that measures volume, detects color and alerts wearers when it’s time to refresh. Minute changes in the amount or color of menstrual blood could mean something is wrong. Looncup uses this information to analyze menstruation and suggest when a doctor’s appointment might be necessary.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Deets:\u003c/strong> The cup’s creator, Loon Labs, recently concluded a Kickstarter campaign and is working out shipping times. 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The Dash work with iOS, Windows and Android devices.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003cstrong>Game Golf\u003c/strong>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Who wants this:\u003c/strong> The avid golfer and statistician\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_77132\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 759px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/futureofyou/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2015/12/game-golf.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/futureofyou/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2015/12/game-golf-759x600.jpg\" alt=\"This GPS tracking system keeps tabs on golf balls and provides insight on your swing.\" width=\"759\" height=\"600\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-77132\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2015/12/game-golf-759x600.jpg 759w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2015/12/game-golf-400x316.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2015/12/game-golf-1180x933.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2015/12/game-golf-960x759.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2015/12/game-golf.jpg 1345w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 759px) 100vw, 759px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">This GPS tracking system (in holiday red!) keeps tabs on golf balls and provides insight on your swing. \u003ccite>(Game Golf)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Why it’s cool:\u003c/strong> Game Golf is a digital tracking system that attaches to the top of each golf club and at a player’s waist to record every shot and provide real-time tracking. A GPS and chip reader inside the body-worn device notes which club is in use and where the ball has landed. It also tracks your stats, fairway accuracy, scrambling percentages, shot dispersion for all clubs and yardages.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Deets:\u003c/strong> With a variety of devices beginning at $99, Game Golf is a relatively inexpensive addition to your golf bag.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003cstrong>June\u003c/strong>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Who wants this:\u003c/strong> Your sun worshipper\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Why it’s cool:\u003c/strong> Bridging the gap of fashion and function, this diamond-inspired bracelet monitors UV exposure and gives users advice on how to best to protect themselves against various UV levels.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>June coordinates with your time zone to awake at sunrise and records activity to automatically detect if you’re indoors our outside. The bracelet takes into account your skin type to prescribe a daily “sun dose,” then sends you a smartphone notification when you’ve had too much fun in the sun.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Deets:\u003c/strong> June is fit for fashionistas at $129 in three colors.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003cstrong>Lumo Lift Posture Monitor\u003c/strong>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Who wants this:\u003c/strong> The slouch who wants to shape up\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_77136\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/futureofyou/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2015/12/LumoLift.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-77136\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/futureofyou/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2015/12/LumoLift-800x419.jpg\" alt=\"This small wearable, seen attached at the shoulder strap, is also designed for runners.\" width=\"800\" height=\"419\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2015/12/LumoLift-800x419.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2015/12/LumoLift-400x209.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2015/12/LumoLift-1180x618.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2015/12/LumoLift-960x502.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2015/12/LumoLift.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">This small wearable, seen attached at the shoulder strap, is also designed for runners. \u003ccite>(Lumo Lift)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Why it’s cool:\u003c/strong> This small activity tracker is the equivalent of your mother nudging you to sit up straight. Users assume their best posture, then clip Lumo onto their shirt to calibrate; the sensor will vibrate when you slouch to encourage a better back. The wearable will not only track your posture on an iOS and Android app, but will monitor steps taken, distance travelled and calories burned.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Deets:\u003c/strong> At $79.99 and with five days’ battery life, Lumo may be the most practical and easy-to-use wearable on holiday lists this year. It’s also a great starter wearable for the skeptics in your life.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003cstrong>Looncup\u003c/strong>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Who wants this:\u003c/strong> Empowered women\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_77196\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/futureofyou/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2015/12/cup1.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-77196\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/futureofyou/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2015/12/cup1-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"The Looncup pairs with your phone to track your menstrual cycle.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2015/12/cup1-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2015/12/cup1-400x267.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2015/12/cup1-1180x786.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2015/12/cup1-1920x1279.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2015/12/cup1-960x640.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Looncup pairs with your phone to track your menstrual cycle. \u003ccite>(Loon Lab)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Why it’s cool:\u003c/strong> Looncup is a menstrual cup that substitutes for tampons or pads, and links with your smartphone to track your cycle The cup builds on a growing number of period-tracking apps with an embedded sensor that measures volume, detects color and alerts wearers when it’s time to refresh. Minute changes in the amount or color of menstrual blood could mean something is wrong. Looncup uses this information to analyze menstruation and suggest when a doctor’s appointment might be necessary.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Deets:\u003c/strong> The cup’s creator, Loon Labs, recently concluded a Kickstarter campaign and is working out shipping times. 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