When the Apple watch was launched nearly a decade ago in 2015, it was an immediate best-seller, with more than 4 million purchases in the first financial quarter of the year. By 2022, industry watchers estimated that more than 115 million people owned one. Since its launch, every September, the company releases a newer, updated version that offers more features and benefits.
Users report that it keeps them motivated and focused on their fitness goals, reduces dependence on their phones, monitors heart rate and sleep, can detect if you’ve had a fall, can call emergency services if you’re in danger, and the newer models can perform menstrual cycle tracking, temperature tracking, ECG and blood oxygen monitoring tests.
With all these features already in place, what does the future of health and wellness technology look like in 2025?
- AI Enabled Personalization: As Artificial Intelligence breaks newer and newer barriers in tech, it will be able to provide deeper personalization and customization of wellness programs, real time data, authentic user data and biomarker measurements. In the field of mental health, apps can provide counseling, therapy and better management of depression, stress and anxiety that are tailor made for you. Technology can also provide access to cognitive behavior therapy, and ways to handle addictions.
One area where tech can make a huge difference is in providing personal coaching and mentoring. Studies show that a majority of people are more comfortable with digital and virtual experiences rather than go face to face with humans. Virtual assistants and bots can provide answers to routine questions, help to schedule appointments and offer neutral support that doesn’t impinge on your personal space. AI algorithms will be able to better predict health outcomes and flag potential issues faster and more accurately.
- IOT: The Internet of Things technology can be extended to enhancing wellness and fitness. You can avail of special apps that are interconnected and can monitor your weight and vital parameters. Technology will be available to analyze and process a constant stream of data to give you a comprehensive and cumulative big picture of the effects of diet and exercise. AI and ML (machine learning) can make programs more impactful and ensure that they are constantly fine tuned to meet the needs of the user. Virtual reality and augmented reality fitness apps can help users to access more intense and immersive exercise experiences. If you have kids, VR applications can help you to identify problems that children may face in school such as bullying, inappropriate sexual contact and more.
- Workplace Wellness: Wearable tech that provides customized information helps employees to take charge of their own wellbeing. Each employee can monitor her/his heart health, sleep and fitness regime so that they can feel personally accountable for their own wellness. Technology helps to remind them about eating, sleeping and exercise schedules, activating their rest and digest responses. This is especially useful when you move into a new place, traveling for work or on a holiday. Apps can help employees to manage stress, develop more positive attitudes and defuse negative emotions. You can learn more about how to get out of the fight or flight mode and into a more relaxed state of being on the rest & digest website.
- Business Revolution: The wellness industry is poised on the brink of enormous breakthroughs in terms of products, information and customer relations. Technology enables businesses to connect better with their customers, and understand exactly what the needs and wants are. Today, there is a major churn in the wellness products and services industry, and only the ones that offer top quality can survive the rigors of being examined by tech savvy customers. Businesses have learned the importance of listening to their customers more rather than blindly following trends. This will help them to establish relationships based on longevity and trust. Technology has a major role to play in this sector. With more access to learning new skills, developing new interests and hobbies, people will use technology to enhance these experiences and gain more value out of them.
Privacy, Security and Confidentiality:
With all the current focus on tech innovation, data collection, storage and deployment, it is equally important to turn the spotlight on security of personal data. Any data breach can cause immense stress and anxiety when personal data falls into the wrong hands. This can completely destroy a company’s reputation and trustworthiness. Future tech innovations will concentrate much more on data protection and safety from cyber criminals. Here, AI and ML can significantly enhance your privacy with features such as federated learning or differential privacy. Blockchain technologies can give users more control over their data, and biometric identification allows limited access to private areas and confidential information. Apps will be designed in a more user-centric way to enhance security, enable encrypted communication and more secure sharing of data. Experts opine that there will be a push towards better data protection laws, and this will result in higher degrees of cooperation between technology companies, wellness service providers and regulatory bodies for data protection.
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