Older adults are among those who could benefit most from fitness trackers, but some experts caution that the devices may have a dark side.
It’s great seeing that older generations are getting involved and using wearable technology to track their daily steps, calories, etc. A really good point that this article made was talking about the help of friends and family, co-workers, and employers all taking part of supporting and encouraging one another to lead a healthy lifestyle. I actually was not aware that, “Under the Affordable Care Act, employers can use part of employees’ health insurance dollars to fund workplace wellness programs, enabling them to underwrite some or all of the cost of wearable devices. But for workers to benefit from them, “they need to have skin in the game and perhaps get some kind of reward at the end of the month if goals are reached.” I definitely think that his is a great way to get healthy around the workplace since we spend most of our time at work. Making these changes in the workplace could also make it easier for people to continue this healthy lifestyle at home as well. It also is a great way to get conversations started in the communities, with friends, family, even people that we encounter everyday whom we do not know on a personal level.