An App which makes you thin or an application which can help you to shed those extra pounds? We will see. Checking the latest trends and current news, I found this, which although it is the struggle of always and it is not new in regard to this war of women, mostly; the interesting thing is in how making use of the technology we can count with more and better tools, for not only have a new figure, but to have a healthier life.
In the web page of the New Spain, an independent newspaper of the town of Asturias, David Arraez, a famous technological analyst, presented #AppdelgazaTech, An interactive program that will try to verify how far the technology and its applications can positively influence on the success and result of complying with a diet, together with physical activity, both aspects controlled through applications (App), which related to these issues, offers the web marketplace.
The analyst will stay within the program for 6 months and before its start, he practiced medical tests that threw nothing encouraging results in regard to his health condition, with a diagnosis of blood values altered and a significant overweight.
Through the web page of the newspaper in reference, Arraez will do public and monitoring of his progress within the program. During the period and every two months, he will repeat the medical exams, in addition, he will shows the results in terms of the App used, it effectiveness and usefulness levels in achieving of his goal.
Also by making use of the technology, the program may be seen by his followers through different social networks like Twitter, Facebook and Instagram, which also opens an interactive scenario, where Arraez may know opinions and receive suggestions for the use of new App, almost in real-time.
For the expert in technology, the objective of this experiment is clear and the results, positive or not, he will show the balance in six months. He already announced that for this he will use all kinds of technological devices such as gauges of activity, pedometers, calorie counter, watches, and smart phones, sporting applications to do specific exercises such as abdominal, buttocks and legs. He also will use action cameras, which will let him to have testimony in images of his progress in the improvement of his physical condition, accompanied by bike mobile holder, headphone, MP3, among other types of devices.
The truth is that if the result is as expected and in six months he substantially decreases his weight, improve his physical condition and his health with the use of technology, will be many fans that will imitate the strategy. In my opinion, if the use of the advances and technological artifacts represent a mechanism that would allow us to improve our quality of life, are welcome. However, nothing will replace the willpower and love ourselves, as a source of inspiration to achieve our deepest longings.
ALFA