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With world-wide obesity rates steadily increasing, it has become evermore difficult to strike an appropriate balance between the fast-paced rhythms of everyday life and our personal health. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention has recently reported an influx in chronic diseases among younger adults in the U.S., confirming that generally, little attention is being paid to physical health.

Achieving a healthy lifestyle is not just about monitoring your daily food intake but, more importantly, involves combining those efforts with physical exercise. So as to teach individuals how to strike a conscious balance between eating healthily and exercising, BodyBugg has introduced a simple yet revolutionary technology that tracks calories burned during any physical movement. Wearing the gadget tells you how many calories you burn, no matter what your activity – from walking to the subway to folding clothes.

BodyBugg works by measuring skin temperature and motion, as in-built sensors measure the body heat generated by muscle movement. Coupled with its companion web-based program, your daily results are automatically downloaded onto your computer, allowing you to monitor your progress and pinpoint areas where you may need work more (or less) on.

The device is tailored to teach its users the correlation between calories consumed and calories burned, which is the one formula that activates a speedy metabolism. Designed to educate, and not to encourage an obsessive calorie counting mentality, BodyBugg aims to facilitate an understanding of the role various factors play in a balanced lifestyle.

For further details on BodyBugg, visit www.bodybugg.com