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RunningDigital is about using our mobile phones as the heart of a fitness monitoring ecosystem.

I created RunningDigital to organize electronic fitness resources. I personally love the pursuit of better heath and fitness and I’m equally excited about mobile technology, so you’ll find the perspective here ties these two passions of mine together. RunningDigital makes a case for mobile phone platforms to be the new standard for fitness and medical monitoring.

I often begin by saying that I started with Polar heart rate monitors back in 1991 while at UCLA. I’ve owned several generations of Polar products, as well as some from Garmin, Suunto and Timex. All of these brands have established strong standards in sports technology and are part of a group I like to call, “traditional monitors”. While today’s traditional monitor flagship models are far more sophisticated than those first ones I used in ’91, they haven’t come close to keeping stride with the innovations in mobile computing. The traditional monitor industry is missing out on the bigger picture that is connected healthcare.

This is where I’m hoping to make a change. That which has been pioneered in mobile sports technology by new companies such as Zephyr, is revolutionizing global healthcare. As Don Jones, VP at Qualcomm, put it, “…wireless solutions are collapsing time and space in health care.”

It’s a great feeling to know that the same technology benefitting my athletic coaching techniques is also being used to bring primary health care for the first time to millions in need.

If you have a mHealth/mWellness concept, product or news that you’d like to draw attention to here at RunningDigital, do not hesitate to contact me.

-David

Frequency of activity is what’s most important to achieving your fitness goals. You don’t need anything to get started but an ounce of discipline and a desire to improve.