Wellness is a Journey
Having served on the board of directors of a university hospital for several years, I have been inspired to continue to study and share healthcare tech and trends. Recognized as a Healthcare influencer, I strive to share what I learn. Over the past few years, OMRON Healthcare has invited me to try their health tech. This sponsored post expands on my experience with their dual blood-pressure/EKG mobile device — and my journey to add more healthy habits to my lifestyle. It’s also about you — and healthcare self-care!
High Blood Pressure, Hypertension, Is a Silent Killer
Let me address the hard facts first. According to the CDC (US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), nearly half of the US adult population has high blood pressure, putting them at a heightened risk for heart attack and stroke. And, troublingly, it’s not just a health risk for older people— “nearly 1 in 4 adults aged 20 to 44 have high blood pressure”, warns the CDC.
Making matters worse, “1 in 3 U.S. adults with high blood pressure aren’t even aware they have it”, hence the “Silent Killer”, cautions the CDC.
Because high blood pressure usually doesn’t come with symptoms, blood pressure monitoring offers the only hope of detection. Says who? The CDC: “The only way to know (if you have high blood pressure) is to check your blood pressure regularly.” This is where OMRON’s Complete, an easy-to-use, home blood-pressure (and EKG) monitor comes in! Even the CDC calls home blood-pressure monitors “easy and safe to use.”
OMRON’s Complete Includes a Revamped Mobile App that Makes Monitoring Our Wellness Journey Easier
OMRON Healthcare has a mission of eliminating heart attacks and strokes, what it calls “Going for Zero” heart attacks or strokes. OMRON’s revamped mobile app, which still lets users store and share blood pressure and EKG readings, now offers to track information on daily activity (walking) and your weight, should you choose to monitor them. For activity, you get to set and adjust your steps goal. You can also track your weight as often as you wish to update it. Just as your blood pressure readings can be automatically updated on your app, now, so can your daily activity, making your OMRON Complete app an even more “complete” place to track your wellness and lifestyle goals.
Yes, the revamped version of OMRON’s Complete App does translate steps walked into calories burned!
I need all the inspiration I can get! Knowing how many calories I burn when I walk is a nice incentive to walk more. If I want to cheat a bit in eating, I can add a few more steps to my day!
So, I’m not giving up pasta — but I will be walking more and eating smarter, in addition to regularly monitoring my blood pressure.
This is what the “Going for Zero” wellness journey is all about: being empowered to easily monitor our heart health and to make lifestyle choices that reduce our risk of heart attack and stroke. I hope you’ll join me “Going for Zero”.
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