If a person can be reminded throughout the day to be active, he or she could keep their metabolism from shutting down and therefore be able to
lose unwanted weight. Makes sense, the question is how to be reminded.
The challenge was to create a system that could calculate an individual's metabolic pattern and measure calorie burn throughout a day's activity and then relay targeted caloric intake to the user
Worrell design and Dr. Jim Levine of the Mayo clinic have been developing the Muve Gruve to help athletes monitor their exercise daily. A tri-axial accelerometer is used to monitor athlete movement throughout the day and indicates their progress against their pre-measured metabolism. An indicator located at the top of the device shows an individual's progress by LED color. The data collected is ultimately synced to an Internet portal to synthesize caloric intake and personal progress.
But what happens when a person falls below the metabolic rate? The Gruve uses vibration to notify the user it is time to get moving. Now that is a healthy nudge! I wonder how long it will be before we see these devices on The Biggest Loser or some other contest.
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