Maintaining a healthy body is seemingly more difficult now than every before. You only need to look at the statistics to see evidence of this; with more people from practically every age group suffering from obesity than ever before. The reasons for this certainly aren’t very clear-cut, as it likely involves numerous different factors. It is, however, clear that technology, and our reliance upon it (causing reductions in physical activity), is a significant factor in the increases we’ve seen; but could it also play a role in the solution?…

Over the last ten years or so, we’ve seen numerous effective, and easily accessible tools which the average person can understand and use. BMI (body mass index) is a great example of this. Simply by getting correct measurements of your height and weight, you can determine if you’re a healthy weight, or whether you need to put some work in, to either lose or gain weight (yes, that’s also an issue). Also, with the rise of smart phones and other devices, monitoring your diet, weight and exercise has become more easy to do than ever before.