Set Your Pace: How Technology Can Influence Your Health

Technology is a part of our everyday lives—even at the gym.People typically have a favorite type of exercise whether it be lifting weights, doing cardio, or participating in a class such as yoga or spin. Despite individual preferences, one thing that gym users have in common is their use of fitness technology.

Fitness technology includes phone applications such as Apple Health, My Fitness Pal, Track My Run, and Under Armour Records. Fitbit, Polar, Jawbone and other wearable devices also fall into this category. Mobile and wearable technologies have changed how people track important variables such as heart rate, calories, and mileage. Now, fitness technology has become an essential in…