Fitbit’s alone won’t make you healthy , but the more you see the data, the better understanding you can have of what you need to do. Over at Initial State, they made a guide that creates a big dashboard of all your Fitbit data so you can easily see it visualized.

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From the Conversations for Health:

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) funded this series of conversation experiences to understand the impact of simulated role-play conversations, featuring virtual humans, in managing conversations that make a difference in primary care and family settings. RWJF seeks to discover, explore, and learn from cutting-edge ideas with the potential to help build a Culture of Health.

The practice is common and raises privacy issues, but overall is beneficial, researchers say