Fitness Trackers: The Risks and Benefits

In 2018, the wearable technology market was worth nearly $23 billion, and it is expected to grow to $54 billion by 2023. This is good news for the healthcare sector because it stands to benefit the most from wearables development.

Wearable health technology is able to generate and communicate information about our bodies with ease, which is allowing personal healthcare to be more convenient and effective for many of us. But are these healthcare benefits coming at a cost to us?

And that is exactly what our team wanted to explore in this episode. We wanted to take a closer look at wearable healthcare technology - its promises, potential risks, and possible solutions.

Episode timestamps:

0:00-1:21 - Introduction
1:22 - 4:07 - The Promise of Wearables
4:08 - 7:21 - The Potential Downside of Wearables
7:22 - What Can We Do?

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[scottfree]

I know this is quite a serious subject, raising many serious questions, but can we just take a second to acknowledge the cuteness of the characters in this video?

[bhagwatsharnagati]

The only video with valid insights into actual dangers of this tech

[Veganarchy-Zetetic]

Some people have been shocked by the charging contacts on the back of these watches too. These watches are held tightly against your skin whilst exercising being covered in sweat. It would take a little while to get it off your wrist while it is burning your skin.

The old batteries are a completely different technology (alkaline) These new devices carry dangerous Lithium Polymer (LIPO) batteries which can release power a LOT quicker and are known to explode and set on fire.

I have tried for 2 nights now to sleep with this new smart watch on and both of my arms feel like there is restricted blood flow and I am forced to take it off to be able to sleep. They emit radiation constantly and are right against your main artery. Something is not right about them.

[jbigj]

how does this not have a million views!!

[Gendosk]

The melanin problem might be an issue for me...