Select two parameters about your body that you would like to monitor over the next two months.  This could be any of a wide range of data sources.  For example: amount or quality of exercise, size/diameter of particular muscles, sleep length and/or pattern, foods eaten or time of day eating, indicators of negative stress, time spent sitting, etc.

You will be collecting data over the two months, at least twice a week, on your selected forms of body data.  For example, you can monitor the number of 10-minute exercise intervals you do each day, the percentage of vegetables on your plate in each meal, and/or how many hours of continuous/un-interrupted sleep you are getting at night.

For this media piece

• List two body parameters you are going to collect data on over the next eight weeks and explain why you chose these two areas to focus on.

• Describe the form of data you will be collecting, how you will record the data, and how often you will make measurements.  For example, is the data numbers, photos, and/or text?  Will the data be logged in a spreadsheet, photographed, written in a journal?  How often are you collecting the data (multiple times a day, every day, twice a week)?

Collect data over the next eight weeks, you will be analyzing it in a future media piece.

Summary: turn in for this media piece:

1.  A list of the two body parameters you have chosen to collect data on and why you selected them.

2.  Your data plan, including: the form of data, how you will record it, and how often you will collect data.

You may alter this plan as necessary as you collect data over the next eight weeks.

Note: if you are trying something new and challenging, it may be a good idea to get medical advice from a professional.  Don’t overdo it; use your common sense and ask for assistance if needed.  Also watch for others in your family who may try to keep up with you.