{"id":435,"date":"2016-02-22T10:51:58","date_gmt":"2016-02-22T15:51:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eiq.knx.mybluehost.me\/website_78d26930\/bigdatacourse?p=435"},"modified":"2016-02-22T10:51:58","modified_gmt":"2016-02-22T15:51:58","slug":"oh-my-god-do-i-not-care-tracking-my-data-on-fitbit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jjsylvia.com\/bigdatacourse\/oh-my-god-do-i-not-care-tracking-my-data-on-fitbit\/","title":{"rendered":"Oh My God Do I Not Care: Tracking My Data on Fitbit"},"content":{"rendered":"

The app I\u2019m using to track my data is my Fitbit app, which tracks the number of steps I\u2019ve taken and number of calories burned (it also checks calories consumed and how many glasses of water I\u2019ve drank, but I tend to forget to put in that data). In order to use the app, which I set up a while ago, you have to put in your weight and your height. To collect your data you just wear the fitbit device on your non-dominant hand and it monitors the number of steps you take, the number of miles you\u2019ve walked, the calories you\u2019ve burned, and the number of minutes you\u2019ve been active. The other data, such as the number of calories consumed and the amount of water you\u2019ve been drinking, has to be put in manually. You don\u2019t have to put those in (and I generally don\u2019t) but if you are trying to lose weight you can check the calories consumed versus the calories burned and adjust your eating habits from there to better your health.<\/p>\n

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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 I would say the future of this app is tracking more health related data. I know some fitbits already track pulse (and apparently sexual activity), but there may be an update where it estimates blood pressure or tells you what kind of physical activity would best benefit you. I\u2019m not sure it\u2019ll actually change anything in medicine- physicians may check it to accurately look at the amount of movement their patients do, but as long as putting in calories consumed, water drunk, and amount of sleep gotten is optional, the app is not a reliable measure for certain health stats.<\/p>\n

I don\u2019t post about this app or the data it collects to social media. I only use certain social medias already, and very rarely do I post about myself. The only social media that has information about myself is Facebook, and I tend not to be the one posting there- I\u2019m generally tagged in posts and pictures. I don\u2019t really like sharing information about myself on social media anyway, so to begin sharing how much I\u2019ve moved or how much I\u2019ve eaten versus how many calories have been expended over the course of a day would make me incredibly uncomfortable. Also I don\u2019t see why people would care about that information anyway- it doesn\u2019t improve or degrade their life any to see how much I\u2019m moving or not moving, so why should I share it.<\/p>\n

The app does have a feature where you have \u201cfitbit friends,\u201d meaning there are people who can see the number of steps you\u2019ve taken and you can see the number of steps they\u2019ve taken. My mom, my sister, and myself all use fitbit, and we are \u201cfitbit friends\u201d- mostly because both my mom and my sister are competitive and want to see who is winning (always my sister because she runs everyday).<\/p>\n

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I don\u2019t know if self-tracking makes me any more or less happy. If I checked the app more I\u2019d probably have more of an opinion, but I kind of forget about the app itself a lot. I only know when I\u2019ve hit 10,000 steps when the bracelet vibrates in a certain pattern on my wrist. Beyond that, I don\u2019t really pay attention to it. It\u2019s also the only app I use to track my data. I\u2019d say it has sort of a neutral impact on my life because I don\u2019t check it very often. I\u2019m also pretty neutral when people post about their data on social media- it doesn\u2019t really impact me. If they are running marathons or working on bettering their heath I\u2019m generally proud of them, but overall, I don\u2019t think I care all that much.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The app I\u2019m using to track my data is my Fitbit app, which tracks the number of steps I\u2019ve taken and number of calories burned (it also checks calories consumed and how many glasses of water I\u2019ve drank, but I tend to forget to put in that data). In order to use the app, which
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