6 Important Health Activities you Should be Tracking Everyday

The activities and symptoms you experience at home are actually powerful health insights when it comes to best managing your condition. They are specific to your unique condition, health background, and lifestyle. Sharing insights with your doctor will allow you to work collaboratively and analyze trends to adjust and optimize your treatment. Today, we will discuss six crucial health activities you should be tracking everyday — and the ways you can use these insights to feel more in control of your health journey. 

Often, we can forget what symptoms we experienced, what activities we did, and how we felt on a given day. But these are all important factors in determining how your treatment is impacting your daily life. Logging how you feel is a simple way to record any shifts in your condition that often go undetected. In addition to tracking that you’ve experienced a specific symptom,you can also evaluate its severity and duration. This allows you to analyze why there are changes in your usual baseline and identify how to feel better according to your logged activities and medications. Tracking your at-home experiences and symptoms allows you to take a comprehensive look at your health condition, identify potential triggers, and be at the center of your care. 

Here Are 6 Health Insights you Should be Tracking:

01 Medications - Keep a log of each of your medications, dosage, and how often you are taking them in order to observe side effects and make necessary adjustments. 

02 Nutrition - Track the consistency of your mealtimes and your nutritional intake. This can help you observe any deficiencies in your diet and foods that may be triggering symptoms. 

03 Physical Activities - Record your step count, exercise patterns, and the various physical activities you complete. Activity often has an impact on physical symptoms and mood.

04 Sleep - Be aware of both the quantity and quality of your sleep. Track how many uninterrupted hours of sleep you get each night. 

05 Vitals - Monitor your heart rate, blood glucose levels, weight, and additional key vitals necessary to your well-being. 

06 Mood - Note the positive and negative mood swings you may encounter on a daily basis. 

When managing a major health diagnosis, it’s important to take matters into your own hands and control what you can. You know your body best — most often, we are the first to notice even the most subtle shifts in how we feel. An informed patient is more likely to be empowered to advocate for themselves and feel equally involved in their treatment decisions. Tracking these simple health factors can give you a wealth of tangible and necessary information for both you and your doctor. 

Wave Health App is a free, easy-to-use tool that will help you record and organize the activities, medications, and vitals that are essential to your health journey. Here at Wave, we empower patients to track and share their daily health data to help make a real difference in how they feel.