46 – App Culture: Health, Fitness, and Quantified Self Apps

Federico and John look back at where health, fitness, and quantified self apps have been, where they’re going, and how hardware and software advancements are changing the way we track and gain insights about our health and fitness.

Federico and John look back at where health, fitness, and quantified self apps have been, where they’re going, and how hardware and software advancements are changing the way we track and gain insights about our health and fitness.

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Links and Show NotesEarly Health and Fitness Apps
MapMyRun
Pedometer
David Smith’s Pedometer++ Demos the iPhone 5s’ M7
Medical Study Apps and ResearchKit
Heart Study
Apple Launches Heart Study App in the US in Partnership with Stanford Medicine
Cardiogram
Researchers Look to Smartwatches to Prevent Strokes
Atrial fibrillation and optical heart rate sensors
Third-Party Health and Fitness Apps
Workouts++
Workouts++ Review
Workouts++ Adds Podcast Playback, Mapping, New Workout Types, Siri and More
Helium Run
SmartGym
Gymatic
AutoSleep
AutoSleep 5 Adds Automatic Apple Watch Sleep Tracking and Much More
Fitbit Coach (formerly FitStar)
Aaptiv
Gyroscope
Exist
Our AppStories interview with Dermot Daly on developing health apps
Making Sense of Collected Data
Concept: Imagining a more friendly and motivational Health app
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