SURVEY – Watches and other connected objects help to get to know each other better. But to follow his health, beware of the promises of the manufacturers…
Blood pressure, resting pulse, sleep cycle, stress and energy level, breathing, blood oxygen saturation, exercise blood sugar, running power, pedaling wattage… Jérémie, 47, has his eyes riveted on all these parameters. Charles, 32, health professional, monitors “correct” heart rate, sleep, and daily step count. Jérôme, who is overweight, has gone on a diet and exercise and is looking into gaining muscle mass and losing weight. Marc, in his thirties, watches his heart rate to measure the impact of stress on his body…
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All are followers of the “quantified self”, or “measurement of oneself” in French. Under this sibylline name hide all the practices that consist in measuring, without medical advice, a large number of physiological data. A practice made possible by the emergence of a large number of connected objects, from bathroom scales to watches and smartphones.
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