Probably the most advanced of the various wearable devices and matching smartphone apps to lose weight is the Bodybugg, a Bluetooth-connected gizmo that syncs up with smartphones and, by USB, to your computer to help you lose weight.
Billed as a “personal calorie management system,” I picked up one this morning to test out and use on another blog called Superhealthyme, a personal year long experiment into healthy living, nutrition and exercise.
To that same end, I just published a book on Amazon that details what I’ve been learning – How to Cut Body Fat Through Nutritious Eating.
The Bodybugg armband is kind of what the Jawbone UP wristband would be if it was all grown up. I reviewed the UP a few weeks ago.
The $149 Bodybugg measures total calories burned in a day, and with a website and the smartphone app, lets you record nutrition and calories info on the food you consumer. It’s supposed to be 90% accurate. If so, it will help me “do the math” on what I take in and burn, key information that I explain in my book on how to cut fat, lets me instantly know what I can eat and what I can’t.
I’ll do a video review and a full post on the Bodybugg in a day or so, after I make sure I have it all figured out. But my early impressions are that it is one of the most advanced devices for weight loss that I have ever seen.
This is all part of a growing trend of using technology to plan and do exercise and maintain healthy eating habits.
Hmmm. That may be another book, especially as people embrace their New Year’s resolution to lose weight and get in shape.
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