Wearable Tech
This webpage was created as part of a COM 510 research project on wearable technology, health perception, fitness culture, and digital media. The written content draws from scholarly research, curated digital sources, and personal experience in visual communication and fitness coaching.
The goal of this project is to use media responsibly. Images, video, captions, and research sources are included to support the argument that wearable technology does more than collect health data. It also shapes how users interpret health, progress, and identity.
Select visual elements, including AI generated imagery and video, were created or enhanced using Adobe Firefly and curated for educational purposes as part of this COM 510 research webpage. All AI assisted material was reviewed, edited, and placed by the author to support the project’s educational and visual communication goals.
APA References
Michalak, B. (2025). How we turned Apple Health data into an AI fitness coach. The Momentum AI. https://themomentum.ai/blog/how-we-turned-apple-health-data-into-an-ai-fitness-coach
Kressbach, M. (2024). Sensing health: Bodies, data, and digital health technologies. Digital Culture Books. https://doi.org/10.3998/dcb.2297
Ninh, V. T., Nguyen, M. D., Smyth, S., Tran, M. T., Healy, G., Nguyen, B. T., & Gurrin, C. (2022). An improved subject independent stress detection model applied to consumer grade wearable devices. In F. De la Prieta, H. Omatu, A. Fernandez Caballero, I. P. de la Cruz, & R. Corchado (Eds.), Advances and trends in artificial intelligence (pp. 907–919). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-10536-4_67
Shcherbina, A., Mattsson, C. M., Waggott, D., Salisbury, H., Christle, J. W., Hastie, T., Wheeler, M. T., & Ashley, E. A. (2017). Accuracy in wrist worn, sensor based measurements of heart rate and energy expenditure in a diverse cohort. Journal of Personalized Medicine, 7(2), 3. https://doi.org/10.3390/jpm7020003
The sources included on this webpage were selected from the larger annotated bibliography because they most directly support the project’s focus on wearable health data, AI interpretation, calorie estimates, fitness culture, and user trust.
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