Yes I am a plastic surgeon, but I am not all about surgery. Keeping fit is the best thing you can do. A healthy body is a beautiful body.
I recently went to a meeting of Society of Physician Entrepreneurs, where they were discussing the future of medicine (not just plastic surgery.) I am thrilled with the future of much of what I see: stem cells, tissue engineering, understanding of biofilm. But the gadgets coming out are so cool! And quite helpful. There are attachments to the iPhone to check blood glucose, blood pressure, do EKGs, and even ultrasounds. It is a brave new world. Some interesting ones which may help you increase your activity:
FITBIT.
- This was a darling of the meeting. You can log your food and activity. It measures how log and well you sleep. It works as a pedometer and tracks your steps taken, calories burned, distance traveled. It connects wirelessly to your phone so you can keep a log and set goals.
GRUVE
- This measures NEAT (the non exercise daily activity). If you read my menopot blogs, you will see increasing your basal metabolic rate is 70% of your daily calorie expenditure. This device states it records 98% of the daily activity (the highest in the industry) and can differentiate between “lying down, sitting, standing, climbing stairs, walking, running or other movement,” unlike a pedometer which only estimates distance walked. In addition to tracking, it also buzzes you to get you to move when you haven’t for a while.
DIGIFIT
- A heartrate monitor. It helps you assess your current fitness, set goal heart rate zones, and increase your fitness with time. It couples with another gadget (scale) and a sleep manager to become an integrated system.
So no excuses for anyone! Get out there. Get fit. You can’t cheat when your monitor is synching with your phone and giving you a constant update. If your new years resolution was to get in better shape, there is no time to start like today.