Fitness technology to overcome the challenge of obesity

3 years ago

The world is into a pandemic right now and most of us are sitting or working from home, without much physical movement or exercise. And suddenly, a wave of motivation hits us and leads us to meal plans, fat loss programs, diet plans, good weight loss program, and several other articles about losing weight. Today, I will help you with your 'much-googled' problem of the best way of losing weight without exercise or without any strict diet plan to reduce weight. 

Technological advancements in recent years have made us lazy and obesity has become an alarming problem around the world. And now those technological advancements are here to the rescue in every aspect of your life and will help an obese person lose weight with lesser efforts and the people who are looking to reduce a few Kgs.  


1. Food Scanners

  • Food scanners make your life a bit easier by measuring macronutrients and ingredients for a more conscious meal. 
  • These food scanners use near-infrared spectroscopy(a measurement of how light is emitted, absorbed, or scattered by material) to determine the chemical makeup of food and drink. And then the results/ nutritional breakdown of your food is shown on the accompanying app on your phones. 
  • These devices will not only help you with controlling your weight through behavioral weight-loss treatment and monitor your calorie intake but also preventing possible food allergies you have. 
  • Tellspec produces innovative sensors that analyze the food and medical specimens, faster. 


2. Microbiome tests

  • Your stomach microbiome is associated with your many health areas including, weight, energy, stress, sleep, and immunity. Microbiome tests can indicate the change in its balance and composition. 
  • Viome test is the one that reveals unparalleled insights into key areas of your health and helps us determine the right food, supplements, prebiotics, and probiotics you need to improve. 


3. Smart scales

  • Smart scales keep track of weight, BMI, body fat percentage, bone density, water percentage, heart rate, and lean mass, which helps people in understanding the effects of sport and diet on your body. They are the best to supervise your fat loss program or plan.
  • Fitbit, Withings, Garmins are some of the smart scales that records all your health on your phone, using Bluetooth or Wi-Fi for syncing.


4. Sleep trackers

  • Good sleep consists of many health benefits and without it, you are more likely to gain weight, eat comparatively more, and lack motivation. Sleep trackers are a great solution, which provides you the valuable information a REM, light, and deep sleep phases. 
  • Sleep trackers monitor your sleep stages, sleep score, Blood oxygen, and sleep apnea and give you personalized tips for refreshing sleep.
  • And if you need a sleep tracker, Fitbit Versa 2, Withings Sleep, Fitbit Charge 4, and Garmin Vivosmart 4 are some of the sleep trackers to go for. 


5. Fitness trackers

  • The wearables like a personal trainer, can present valuable information on the exercise and provides tips and tricks on ways to improve. These devices measure vital signs as well. And with helping you in moving more, fitness trackers also help in sleeping better and improving your overall health. 
  • Apple Watch Series 6, Garmin Vivoactive 3 Music, Coros Apex are some of the fitness tracking watches with apps that offer multiple insights about your health and performance. 


6. Exergames

  • Exergames make the exercises relaxing, and utilize platform sensors, a camera, location tracking, and/or accelerometry to track movement. Exergames make exercising fun by combining exercise with entertainment, adding social and competitive factors. 
  • Exergerms offer various exercises including muscle-strengthening workouts, balance, and stretching games, and other recreational activities using the technology of virtual reality and augmented reality. 
  • Basically, it is a fun way to lose weight or stay fit without joining the so-called 'a good weight loss program'. 


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Frequently Asked Questions

The positive effects of fitness technology are close monitoring of your health, apps to increase productivity, and effective healthcare, whereas eye strain, poor posture, and hearing loss are some of the negative effects of the fitness technology.