on 07-12-2015 09:29
on 07-12-2015 09:29
Hi guys,
I read this blog post recently. And I'm thinking that it could be interesting to build my own time machine.
I'm going to try to collect as much information/data about my health and wellbeing as I can.
Can you guys recommend me any apps or data collection software?
The kind of things I would like to track are:
on 07-12-2015 10:01
on 07-12-2015 10:01
Very interesting project...although a bit "intense" if I had to track everything. I'd go mental.
I can recommend an app I have used in the passed to track my exercise and food intake...
It's called my fitness pal https://www.myfitnesspal.com and it's super useful!
on 07-12-2015 15:10
Really??
No recommendations?
on 07-12-2015 16:09
on 07-12-2015 16:09
on 08-12-2015 08:22
it very much depends on what platform you want. as I know more about android, i'll focus on that...
on android there are a number of apps that you can do most of that on:
one of the main tools most of these apps use is an activity or fitness tracker - such as the fitbit, the mi band or one of the many others.
these vary depending on what you want it to track, and how much you want to see on the band itself - some just have leds that light up as you meet goals; others have an lcd or oled screen so you can see how you are doing and get notifications; some can also measure heartrate and skin temp; some are waterproof and others are not.
until recently I was looking at the mi band pulse (or mi band 1s, depending on where you look) which is a relatively basic one, ie no screen, but can track activity, sleep and heartrate plus you get notifications of calls/messages through vibration and is "waterproof". they go for £20-30 depending on where you get it and if you get a second band.
now I am tempted to try one of the ones with a screen to actually see what the notification is for - some of these are ridiculously cheap on amazon (£10-15) but you do worry about reliability for that price.
in reality, it may be worth just trying a couple of different apps to see how you get on with them and adding a tracker if/when you want.
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on 08-12-2015 20:29
on 08-12-2015 20:29
You could try My Tracks on Android for walking/cycling/running. That gives speed, calories and a map of the travels, takes photos (I think) and apparently links to Google Fit and you can export all the data for viewing against Google maps: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MyTracks
I just use it to see how far I've cycled so it works simply enough for me! Somehow I don't think I want to record the post-ice cream treat
on 08-12-2015 22:41
@sheepdog my ears always prick-up when I see a post of yours ... ... ... & ... ... ... the one above ^ ^ ^ is no exception ... ... ... ty to you & to @gmarkj ... ... ... I intend passing on the info in the posts of you both above ^ ^ ^ to my son & my future daughter-in-law ... ... ... they are into trying to loose weight by altering their diet, & have not that long ago (1) spruced up my son's mountain bike & (2) bought a bike for my son's partner ... ... ... they live in 'old' Leeds ... ... ... & ... ... ... like to go cycling around the Derbyshire Peak District, off road ... ... ... its something I could perhaps include with their Christmas prezzies ... ... ... ty again to you both ... ... ... & ... ... ... ty to @Anonymous / @Anonymous for asking the original question
on 10-12-2015 14:04