Tuesday, June 6, 2017

fitness trackers for measurement of meditation

Psychophysiology is defined as “the branch of psychology that is concerned with the physiological bases of psychological processes.”

I already have a pulse oximeter, so I can already measure heart rate. Other metrics of interest:
  • heart rate variability
  • skin conductivity
  • breathing rate,
  • breathing depth

Muscle tension

MyoWare Muscle Sensor - https://www.sparkfun.com/products/13723

Fit bit (heart rate variability)

https://www.fitbit.com/compare
--> I arrived at Alta HR, Charge 2, Blaze.
All three feature sleep tracking and continuous heart rate.
https://www.wareable.com/fitbit/fitbit-alta-hr-v-fitbit-charge-2
http://www.pocket-lint.com/news/140467-fitbit-alta-hr-vs-charge-2-what-s-the-difference
http://wearaction.com/fitbit-alta-vs-fitbit-charge-flex
http://gadgetsandwearables.com/2017/04/24/fitbit-alta-hr-charge-2/

https://www.fitbit.com/charge2
https://www.amazon.com/Fitbit-Charge-Fitness-Wristband-Version/dp/B01K9S247E/
$130
VO2 Max measurement.

https://www.fitbit.com/altahr
https://www.amazon.com/Fitbit-Alta-Blue-Small-Version/dp/B06X3Z13PM/
$150

https://www.fitbit.com/blaze

exporting data:
https://www.fitbit.com/fitbit-premium
https://community.fitbit.com/t5/Fitbit-com-Dashboard/Download-HeartRate-data/td-p/1212798
https://github.com/simonbromberg/googlefitbit
https://www.squashleagues.org/fitbit/fitbitdatadownload
https://help.fitbit.com/articles/en_US/Help_article/1133

Jawbone

monitors a user's bpm, respiration rate, body temperature and galvanic skin response.
https://www.wareable.com/jawbone/jawbone-up3-review
reviews are that the sleep tracking is inaccurate.

Cheapest is $30.60
https://www.amazon.com/Jawbone-Heart-Activity-Sleep-Tracker/dp/B00N9E6DUK/
https://www.amazon.com/Jawbone-Heart-Activity-Sleep-Tracker/dp/B017WL5PUY

https://jawbone.com/up/trackers
Only the UP3 looks like it would be useful.

https://jawbone.com/fitness-tracker/up3

  • Sleep tracking
  • Resting and Passive Heart Rate

Exporting data:

Mio Fuse

No sleep tracking

Withings

Sona

Pip Biosensor

"Pip detects electrodermal activity (EDA)"

Spire Mindfulness and Activity Tracker (breathing)

https://spire.io/
https://www.amazon.com/Spire-Mindfulness-Activity-Tracker-iOS/dp/B00TH3SQOI/

"measures breathing patterns"
https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidhochman/2015/06/21/does-the-spire-stress-tracker-actually-work/

"Spire tracks the frequency and magnitude of your breaths, as well as the ratio of in to out."
https://techcrunch.com/2014/06/17/spire-breath-taker/

More

https://www.technologyreview.com/s/602988/these-wearables-detect-health-issues-before-they-happen/
https://md2k.org/about/

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