Select three 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, I’m monitoring the number of 10-minute exercise intervals I’m doing each day, the percentage of vegetables on my plate I’m eating in each meal, and how many hours of continuous/un-interrupted sleep I’m getting at night.

For this media piece

• List three body parameters you are going to collect data on over the next eight weeks and explain why you chose these three 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 three 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 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.  Be careful and gentle; our bodies are lifetime companions.