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by abarringer 1964 days ago
I have health issues and I try to correlate cause and effect.

I use a rower several times a day, it sits next to my desk. One thing I would love is an API that enables download of key stats like watts, times, etc.

I value raw data over slick apps. I have my own data sources for heart rate, glucose and a few other things. It would be great to integrate this into my home brew system.

Dexcom has a decent API for instance https://developer.dexcom.com

Or start a line of exercise/health equipment that features integrations with fitness watches, indoor air quality monitors(VOC's), blood pressure, glucose, blood oxygen, weather(smog, pollen) etc etc.

It should help answer questions like Does my blood pressure/glucose behave different when: * row for 10 minutes and generate _x_ watts * pollen is high, smog is dense * use a standing desk vs sitting

So far it seems that busting out 10 minutes on a rower seems to have positive effects for at least 24hrs unlike moderate running. I would love to get the actual data on a chart.

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I agree. One of the biggest challenges we have is integrating to other apps and products. Even getting the Apple or Garmin watch to integrate is difficult because of their limited/closed ecosystem.
The latest Garmin wearable devices support the ANT+ FE-C profile so if you implement that then it should just work. There's no need to specifically integrate with their closed ecosystem.
hmm. Very true. Thanks for the idea.