Get Started with Google Fit and Its API

Google has created a service that lets you store and read any health data you want—for free! Like every new API, mystery surrounds how it works, what it can do, and where the opportunities are. Google Fit supports storing activity data such as runs and pushups, nutrition information about that delicious piece of cake you just ate, and even stats like weight. Users then can see the information combined from multiple sources, instead of having to mentally or manually compile the data. Luke Wallace shows you which parts Google has built for you and what parts you’ll have to build yourself. Join Luke to discuss a few ideas for apps, including recording fitness data from a myriad of exercises and helping people gather their own nutrition information. The best part is that these ideas require only the phone in your pocket—no additional hardware! Learn how to get started, see how to integrate your own data into Google Fit, and walk away with an app that might just help you track your own health data—at the conference and beyond.