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August 30, 2006
Alive Mobile Sports Monitoring
Mobile heart rate monitoring and other vital statistic tracking is a growing field for fitness and medicine. As these products get smaller and are capable of sending real time data over existing wireless networks, we will see more uses for older adults.
Keywords: health, technology,cardiac, fitness, heart, training
Description:
The Alive Heart Monitor is a wireless mobile sports monitoring system capable of recording real time ECG, heart rate, speed, altitude and location tracking. The devices connects to a mobile phone using bluetooth and transmits data to a central server or other mobile device. This device has both fitness and chronic disease management applications.
http://www.alivetec.com/products.htm
Persuasive Intent: To persuade athletes to better monitor important health statistics when training to optimize performance.
Target audience: Elite athletes and older recreational athletes with health concerns.
Price: NA
Boomer Mobile Health Project
This entry is part of a study on how mobile devices and health applications will effect compliance, attitude and behavior change among older adults. The perspective of the Boomer Mobile Health project is that the considerable development of mobile health devices, applications and services will influence changes in the behaviors of older adults in the area of physical and mental fitness, disease management and education. If you know of good examples of mobile products designed for boomers, please e-mail me at MarkCarp@stanford.edu
Mark Carpenter
Stanford Persuasive Technology Lab
Posted by Mark at August 30, 2006 05:57 PM