Ray wearers can monitor their sleep duration and quality, track their steps, tag specific activities like cycling or yoga, see their calories burned and more using Misfit's mobile app.
Both groups continued their normal activities while monitoring their sleep and meditation times.
Participants are encouraged to monitor their sleep and wake times for one week.
Methods: Twenty participants (age 19 63) with moderate to severe sleep-onset chronic insomnia were first asked to monitor their sleep-onset latency (SOL) for a 3-week baseline period at home using a SOL clock device.
Once this information has been gathered, she brings them to the lab, monitors their sleep in a controlled environment, and determines how each of the various factors affects the ability to fall asleep.
"Given the technology to properly monitor their own sleep quality, consumers can better understand the link between their sleep and their health, and set goals for improvement".
That might be enough to prompt other teams to consider the possibilities of monitoring their players' sleep patterns.
Hadad says that the new app is especially useful for expectant women who use wearable devices to monitor their exercise, sleep and other activities.
Similar organizations are cropping up, like Quantified Self, an international network of people who monitor their mood, sleep habits or blood pressure to uncover new aspects of the human condition.
