Formally tracking health data changes health behavior and drives social
Most of us keep track of some aspect of our health. Half of all people who track do so “in their heads,” not on paper, Excel spreadsheet, or via digital platform. Furthermore, 36% update their health tracking data at least once a day; but 16% update at most twice a month, and 9% update less than once monthly.Tracking for Health from the Pew Internet & American Life Project paints a portrait of U.S. adults who, on one hand are quantifying themselves but largely aren’t taking advantage of automated and convenient ways of doing so.Overall, 69% of U.S. adults track a health indicator. The most popular aspects of health to track are weight, diet and
What the influencers are saying
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Kathy Mackey
MT @healthythinker Caveat on health tracking - "in your head" isn't nearly as impactful as paper or tech http://t.co/5BKxdJ0L #qs
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Susannah Fox
I love the images people are using for "Tracking for Health" posts: a scale, measuring tape & @healthythinker's graphic http://t.co/nDXkqeZA
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healthythinker
Formal #health tracking drives engagement & changed health behavior @healthpopuli via @susannahfox & Pew http://t.co/lmhXdjsZ #mheath #hcsm
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healthythinker
Caveat on self-#health tracking - "in your head" isn't nearly as impactful as paper or via digital tech http://t.co/lmhXdjsZ @susannahfox
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Matthew Holt
RT @healthythinker Caveat on health tracking - "in your head" isn't nearly as impactful as paper or via digital tech http://t.co/l5yZOi4L
