With recent technology advances, everyday items as simple as a watch, wristband, ipod or phone have become our own personal GPs. These devices are able to measure a whole range of health statistics and feed us their results on a daily basis. Without having to calculate things ourselves we are told our daily steps, heart rate, calorie intake and amount of sleep. These devices have the power to help us calculate our behaviour and create a healthy and ideal lifestyle for ourselves. They have had great benefits in assisting doctors to monitor their patience recovery process and gather a constant stream of data, capturing whats going on in a persons body outside of the doctors office. As well as the benefits these devices also have their downfall. They can be inaccurate, although this technology is generally reliable, cheaper devices may be giving people inaccurate results that they are then shaping their life around. Another disadvantage is the paranoia and anxiety that these devices can create. They are constantly with you, infiltration’s your life with no escape. You cant cheat them or lie to them and unfortunately they don`t register your sick days, off days or those days you feel like relaxing or indulging. People can become overly concerned with maintaining standards that it is creating unhealthy obsessions and dependence on reaching that perfect number in every aspect of your health, every day of your life. With constant reminders that we under slept, over-ate or didn’t get to the gym we can be left feeling guilty and in a constant state of dissatisfaction. Do the health benefits of these devices outweigh their adverse affects?