Adam’s Journal I ran the New York City Marathon earlier this month. After I crossed the finish line, exhausted, I looked at my watch. Like many smart devices, it makes recommendations about the amount of recovery time I need following a workout. On the heels of this 26.2-mile effort, it said 72 hours. Huh? Seriously? […]
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Bodywork: Making sense of heart rate changes
Each week, OMRF Chief Medical Officer Dr. Judith James opens “Adam’s Journal” to answer a medical question from Adam Cohen, OMRF’s senior vice president & general counsel. Adam’s Journal One recent morning, my Apple Watch alerted me that it had detected a change in my resting heart rate. Specifically, my baseline pulse had increased over […]
The limits of smart health technology
Welcome to the age of smart technology. Or, I should say, “smart” technology.