The Pitfalls Of Tracking Technology For Fitness App Developers
One of the most common pieces of advice for those seeking to improve their health status is to engage in exercise; consistent exercise. It is therefore not strange to see the hashtag #fitfam all over Twitter, Facebook, and the entire social media world. The movement for fitness through running, jogging, walking and the likes has even been positively impacted through the works of some celebrities who command a strong followership base on social media.
Over the years, with mobile technological advancement, there have been new and improved ways to track and measure the progress of fitness enthusiasts. Through mobile apps and devices, people can measure their heart rate, distance covered, calories burnt and so much more during a workout session.
There has also been a keen competition between companies involved in the manufacturing of such devices all over India. These mobile applications are either in the form of watches, armbands, devices which can be strapped to the chest or even smartphones with relevant apps.
The number one concern of players in the health and fitness platform is making their products, in this case, fitness apps, being well-suited for end-users on any mobile device. Some of the tools utilized by the top companies to achieve this feat include Microsoft Band SDK, WatchKit, Google Fit, Jawbone UP and others.
Tracking the health status of users of these fitness apps is not magical. Top app development companies place trackers in the form of sensors in the apps which communicate relevant data that such app was made to collect to the user. These data can be speed, blood flow, heart rate, temperature changes, distance covered and so on. They are widely used in the sporting world, and some of them include barometric altimeters, Global Positioning System (GPS), heart rate monitors, and bioimpedance sensors.
However, as with every advancement in technology, there are some pitfalls attached. These have rendered some of these products unreliable sometimes.
Most importantly is the issue of accuracy. The data supplied by fitness apps and devices are not indisputable, and researchers have shown that most are inaccurate whether they are gotten from a low-cost device or otherwise. For instance, some researchers at Iowa State University in 2014 tested the accuracy of some devices as to their ability to track calories of users. The results showed that inaccuracy was consistent in all the devices tested. This result portends unreliability for health and fitness companies and their devices.
Likewise, in this age of data security and privacy concerns, health and fitness apps seem to be vulnerable, and the companies are yet to find a way around it. Hackers are restless, and fitness apps users are easy targets. Fitness mobile app developers have to make data passing through their products more secure and less vulnerable to outside attacks. Password, users’ personal information and the likes should be guarded against unauthorized contacts.
Finally, though it is not clear if companies set out to achieve this in the first place, usage of fitness apps in itself does not automatically correspond to healthy living. Being fitness enthusiasts is not enough. Healthy living is necessary for all areas of a user’s life.
These are some of the challenges facing mobile app development companies that develop fitness apps. The more secure your app is, the more sales you'll make.
Over the years, with mobile technological advancement, there have been new and improved ways to track and measure the progress of fitness enthusiasts. Through mobile apps and devices, people can measure their heart rate, distance covered, calories burnt and so much more during a workout session.
There has also been a keen competition between companies involved in the manufacturing of such devices all over India. These mobile applications are either in the form of watches, armbands, devices which can be strapped to the chest or even smartphones with relevant apps.
The number one concern of players in the health and fitness platform is making their products, in this case, fitness apps, being well-suited for end-users on any mobile device. Some of the tools utilized by the top companies to achieve this feat include Microsoft Band SDK, WatchKit, Google Fit, Jawbone UP and others.
Tracking the health status of users of these fitness apps is not magical. Top app development companies place trackers in the form of sensors in the apps which communicate relevant data that such app was made to collect to the user. These data can be speed, blood flow, heart rate, temperature changes, distance covered and so on. They are widely used in the sporting world, and some of them include barometric altimeters, Global Positioning System (GPS), heart rate monitors, and bioimpedance sensors.
However, as with every advancement in technology, there are some pitfalls attached. These have rendered some of these products unreliable sometimes.
Most importantly is the issue of accuracy. The data supplied by fitness apps and devices are not indisputable, and researchers have shown that most are inaccurate whether they are gotten from a low-cost device or otherwise. For instance, some researchers at Iowa State University in 2014 tested the accuracy of some devices as to their ability to track calories of users. The results showed that inaccuracy was consistent in all the devices tested. This result portends unreliability for health and fitness companies and their devices.
Likewise, in this age of data security and privacy concerns, health and fitness apps seem to be vulnerable, and the companies are yet to find a way around it. Hackers are restless, and fitness apps users are easy targets. Fitness mobile app developers have to make data passing through their products more secure and less vulnerable to outside attacks. Password, users’ personal information and the likes should be guarded against unauthorized contacts.
Finally, though it is not clear if companies set out to achieve this in the first place, usage of fitness apps in itself does not automatically correspond to healthy living. Being fitness enthusiasts is not enough. Healthy living is necessary for all areas of a user’s life.
These are some of the challenges facing mobile app development companies that develop fitness apps. The more secure your app is, the more sales you'll make.
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