FitnessThere’s an

App for that

Ted Vickey

Around the world today…

Data from WHO, 2011

1 in 3 adults overweight

1 in 10 adults obese

Behold: the world's 10 fattest countries

Japan, 3

Norway, 11Sweden, 12

Brazil, 17

England, 24

Australia, 27

Chile, 30

Mexico, 33

USA, 45

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Dec 20119k

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Connected Health

Health

Obesity Physical Activity

Technology

Mobile Social Networks

Mobile + Social Network + Physical Activity

1. Turn on mobile fitness app

Workout Time!

2. Complete physical activity

WalkingRunningBikingHikingSwimmingLiftingSleeping

3. Save workout

Duration: 184 days

Total tweets: 2,841,121

English Only: 1,974,396

Unique users: 112,259

Diffusion of Innovation Rogers (1962)

Bruno Aziza - Microsoft

1. Affordable2. Holistic3.

Approachable4. Automatic5. Sharable6. Persuasive

Technology for health must be:

www.bodymedia.com

www.bodymedia.com

www.myzeo.com

www.myzeo.com

www.fitbit.com

www.jawbone.com/up

www.runkeeper.com

www.mealsnap.com

www.gainfitness.com

www.getHealthapp.com

www.zombierungame.com

www.withings.com

www.nike.com

www.nike.com

www.bluefinapps.com

www.hundredpushups.com

www.gympact.com

www.healthvault.com

www.mynetdiary.com

www.foodeducate.com

www.boozerlyzer.net

Ted VickeyNational University of Ireland - Galway

ted.vickey@deri.org

@tedvickey

www.linkedin.com/in/tedvickey

www.socialfitphd.com

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