A Healthy New You Probably Does Not Start with wearable Fitness

I think if we would actually look at the expansion of America’s waistline with the increase in revenue from fitness wearables, we’d be inclined to argue that FitBits are making people fat. The New England Journal of medicine recently published an article that with a 95% probability, more than half of the population will be obese by 2030; in 29 states, the obesity rate will exceed 60%. I’ve felt it in myself, fasting, but then the commute is too long. The spread of high intensity exercise to increase metabolism, and the minimal effective workout trend. Work out for a shorter time more effectively. This all happens against the backdrop of most of my colleagues saying how busy they are, ever longer commutes, and still the tendency in America to work impossible hours and never be unavailable. So the issue is complex, fitting within your body in a way that we enjoy the experience has to become part of your truth. That kind of commitment will require real changes in all aspects of our lives; and buying an Apple watch, while making your wallet thinner, won’t have an impact on your waistline. I was recently at the JPM pharma/bio-tech conference where I asked everyone I could what they thought would get the obesity rate down. Two perspectives emerged. Radically watch your food, what you eat and how much; and a shoulder shrug that really a small percentage of the population will do the work to get and remain thin. Or, to a person, they advised move out of the country to where you can find a better food source.