The problem is current health tracking is simply not smart enough to make that data useful.
That’s pretty amazing.
If you really dive in, it’s possible for you to learn a lot about your body.
Joe Fedewa / How-To Geek
The problem is the current state of health tracking is very segregated.
That greatly limits how useful it can be to you.
Wearing anApple Watch while you sleepisn’t actually helpful if the data doesn’t have context.
A stylish and compact Fitbit with a vibrant AMOLED display, 24/7 heart rate recording, and up to five days of battery life.
That chart doesn’t provide any actionable information.
To make meaningful changes, you’d need to figure out what’s causing the lack of deep sleep.
Do you sleep worse when you don’t get enough steps?
Okay…what do I do with this?
Are certain foods before bedtime disrupting your sleep?
Are high stress levels making it hard to fall asleep?
All the health data in the world isn’t very helpful if it’s always isolated.
We need to be able to integrate the data and make meaningful correlations.
The same problem exists in tracking workouts, weight, stress, and more.
Google’s Health Connect allows apps to share information between each other.
The data is still not being used to show correlations.
Even thebest fitness trackersaren’t smart enough to do it for us.
It’s long overdue for “smart” health tracking to make this easier.
