An APP a Day Keeps The Doctor Away!

For a moment, let us just pretend today is 30-April-2030. What tools would you be using to manage your health and beauty? In this article, we will explore the specific impact of technology on our physical health & beauty over the next 10 years. We all want to look good and feel healthy. We also want our family and loved ones to look good and feel healthy. The desire for health and beauty is intrinsic, ancient, and universal. 

The global healthcare market is worth $ 12 Trillion and the beauty/cosmetics market is worth close to $ 1 trillion. Health and beauty accounts for approximately 20 % of global GDP
(1)https://www2.deloitte.com/content/dam/Deloitte/cz/Documents/life-sciences-health-care/cz-lshc-predictions-2022.pdf

After my engineering studies from India's premier institutions, I founded a technology business enterprise 25 years ago. We track technology trends to create new solutions for our 10,000 business customers in over 40 countries. I enjoy studying technology trends and how they will impact our lives.

Let us explore the impact of advanced technology and AI tools on the global healthcare and beauty market.

Exercise, Fitness Trainer:

Today - Yoga with Adriene Youtube channel has 550 videos, 6 million subscribers and almost 600 million views. (2)

https://www.youtube.com/user/yogawithadriene/about

Dozens of fitness instructors serve millions of people every day on Youtube. 

https://neoreach.com/top-fitness-influencers-on-youtube/

Yoga teacher Adriene is one of the leading Fitness Influencer that provides free yoga classes online. Why pay to some other teachers if the world's best teachers are teaching for free?!

In the future, you will have access to the world's best exercise teachers for FREE on your Virtual Reality App. Like most people, your smartwatch will remind you to exercise and track your exercise. You might transmit real-time photos, videos, and data of your exercise to insurance companies, healthcare providers, or your health coach.

You can download and use the popular Fitness Artificial Intelligence App for free. 

(3)https://apps.apple.com/us/app/home-workouts-by-fitnessai/id1446224156

Such mobile apps will grow in popularity. 

In the field of AI, I hold two provisional patents for cutting-edge software ideas and my scientific research has been published in several international journals. One can safely say, I have developed some understanding of how technology will shape businesses and society.

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Diet : 

Reliable, trained, and responsible dieticians, nutritionist and cooking experts provided the most valuable advice, HOW-To videos to people of all ages and all types of health ailments.

The FoodMedic is a popular Instagram influencer with almost half a million followers. 

https://www.instagram.com/thefoodmedic

You can find Diet and Nutrition Youtuber with impeccable track-record (https://www.youtube.com/user/NutritionFactsOrg/videos)

Smart apps like Fitgenie (http://www.fitgenieapp.com/) can help you track calories! Several scientific studies confirm the power of AI to accurately predict the nutrition and diet needs of any individual. (check - https://www.cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092-8674(15)01492-0_)

You will have easy access to the nutritional content of all the food you consume. You will point your mobile app to the food item and it will show you the nutritional value. Your diet, nutritional content will be tracked by your phone. Your insurance premium might be determined based on your healthy lifestyle. Smart apps will give you customized diet advice and help you maintain your target weight.

Beauty :

Everyone has one central commitment in life - To look Good! Find out whether you really look good.

Check analysis of my face using advance algorithm

https://pinkmirror.com/Results?page=174416

Vogue with billions of views and millions of followers offers free beauty videos to the whole world.

https://www.youtube.com/user/Americanvogue/about

Exercise, Diet, Beauty - everything is influenced by technology.

What will happen to gyms, yoga studios, dieticians, or beauty consultants?

In 2030, would we just use AI tools, social media, and personalized digital assistants to manage our health, fitness, well-being, and beauty? Will we have Robo trainers or Robo beauticians? or human-like Robo diet consultants?

If you are a business owner or a corporate leader, this is a good time to start thinking about the potential impact of technology on the global workforce. How can you use free technology tools to keep your workforce happy and healthy?

For example, recommend all your staff members with subscribe to Yoga channel or download a fitness app!

These ideas may look simple but it can have profound impact on your business. For over two decades, I have shared seemingly simple but powerful tools & strategies with business owners. Some of the senior business leaders have benefitted tremendously by understanding a clear view and vision for the future. India's senior-most business leaders have found it valuable to read some of my writing over the years. It was great to read letter from the director of the world's largest 2-wheeler manufacturer Bajaj Group, about his experience of ideas, I have shared over the last 20 years.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Q8UOryD_cwsKJlROWXNlzOQjTYHP3Ame/view

The trend is clear. Technology will take-over several functions related to fitness and beauty.

It seems clear that in the coming 10 years, more and more people will use social media, video, AI apps, and advanced software to manage their fitness and looks.

World’s biggest industry - healthcare & beauty is undergoing a major transformation with technology. 

Get ready to look good and feel healthy with Technology!

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