Healthy Apps and Wearables for LibrarianskpLibraries
Marina T. Aiello, MLIS – Manager of Library Services for Napa-Solano Area
Fitbit App
• Free App– Purchase of Fitbit
wearable device required
• Available on iPhone, Android, and Windows– First company with a
wearable app for Windows Phone
• Tracks:– Steps taken, distance
traveled, floors climbed, calories burned, active minutes, time asleep
• Syncs with:– Wearable Fitbit device– Fitbit Scale– Other Apps:
MyFitnessPal, etc.
Fitbit Dashboard
MyFitnessPal App
• Free App– Available on iPhone,
Android, Windows
• Over 50 Million Users– Available in 14 Languages
• Tracks:– Nutritional goals, weight
loss goals, calorie intake/output, exercise
• Syncs with other apps and devices
• Features:– Create and share recipes– Scan barcode to auto-
enter foods– Re-use frequent foods– Connect with friends
and support forums– Share progress through
newsfeed– Daily and weekly
nutritional information
MyFitnessPal Diary
MyFitnessPal Nutrition Details
• Nutrition– View Nutritional Details
daily and/or weekly– View graph
representation of Nutritional Details daily and/or weekly
– Able to customize your nutritional goals
Everybody Walk! App
• Free App– Available on iPhone and
Android
• Turns your smartphone into a pedometer
• Features:– Save your walks – Share your walks and
progress on social media
• Tracks:– Distance traveled– Time spent walking– Calories burned– Goals
• Calories and distance
– GPS shows routes traveled
Everybody Walk! App Images
Fitocracy App
• Free App– Available on iPhone and
Android
• Tracks:– Thousands of (searchable)
exercises
• Includes:– Instructions/videos of
thousands of exercises– Community with over half
a million fitness coaches around the world
• Features:– Gamification of workouts– ‘Props’ and support from
other Fitocracy Users– Community groups
(Librarian fitness group)– Articles on nutrition and
fitness – Duels and challenges with
other users – Solo ‘quests’ to complete by
performing exercise routines
Fitocracy Exercises
Thank You!
Marina T. Aiello, MLISManager of Library Services for Napa-Solano Area
Email: [email protected]