Fitbit announced its partnership with Deepak Chopra, MD, a pioneer of integrative medicine and the founder of the Chopra Foundation to launch the Deepak Chopra Mindful method (Deepak Chopra’s conscious method), an exclusive wellness collection created and organized for Fitbit Premium members to make the practice of mindfulness more accessible to people around the world.
The Mindful method is designed to help you improve your emotional well-being as an important part of your overall health1, with audio and video sessions led by Deepak Chopra on relevant and impactful topics such as attention, sleep, stress management, mental well-being and mind connection. -body. The new collection expands Fitbit’s existing stress management and awareness offerings and continues to help you provide a comprehensive picture of your holistic health to understand how each aspect fits to affect your overall well-being.
Stress is more prevalent than ever during the pandemic, and US adults have had the highest rates of mental health problems, such as stress, anxiety and sadness, from March 2020 to May 20202. More than a third of women People around the world report the effects of stress on physical and mental aspects which, if not controlled over time, can lead to negative health effects such as headaches, increased risk of heart disease, obesity and depression3. Using attention to better manage your emotional well-being through practices such as meditation and breathing exercises can have a greater impact on other parts of your health, such as relieving stress, treating disorders such as depression and anxiety, improving sleep, and more. 4.
Cultivate your well-being through the Mindful Method of Deepak Chopra
Starting today, start or continue your own mindfulness practice using the Fitbit Mindful Method on the Discover tab of the Fitbit5 app, which includes more than 30 inspired mindfulness sessions for Fitbit Premium members of all skill levels. Each session lasts less than 20 minutes to make it easier to adjust your attention to your day, on topics ranging from meditation, emotion management, daytime relaxation, stress relief and more. These topics are especially important because the higher rate of mental health problems, such as stress, anxiety and sadness, showed an increase during pandemic 6. The collection offers more ways to practice mindfulness as we continue to browse. The current stressful environment, whether you’re struggling with screen fatigue 24/7, jugglers work from home while managing your children’s virtual learning, taking care of your loved ones’ health, or just need inspiration to put yourself first.
The collection kicks off with 10 audio and video sessions, including guided meditations, restful sleep training sessions and techniques to help cultivate happiness and optimism when you need it. The collection will expand in the coming months, with more than dozens of personalized sessions, including:
- An emphasis on mindfulness for total well-being, which details the benefits of meditation based on the four pillars of Deepak Chopra: mind, body, emotions and spirit.
- How to incorporate attention throughout the day, from setting the tone every morning, a boost during a stressful workday, restoring a bad mood and preparing for a restful sleep.
- Deeper guidance to use mindfulness as a tool for awareness, stress and emotion management and concentration development.
It is based on Fitbit’s attention and stress management tools
Deepak Chopra’s Mindful method adds to what Fitbit already offers to help you manage your health and well-being in one place:
- All Fitbit users have access to the Mindfulness tile in the Fitbit app to help reduce stress and deepen Mindfulness practice by setting a weekly Mindfulness goal.
- Most Fitbit7 devices come with Relaxed Guided Breathing – custom deep wrist sessions to help you feel calm during the day8.
- Premium members can choose from over 100 sessions of mindfulness exercises to help manage stress, practice mindfulness, relaxation, improve body positivity and rest before bed from popular brands such as Aaptiv, Aura, Breethe and Ten Percent. Premium members also receive detailed information and recommendations to help them manage stress and a deeper analysis of their sleep score to see how factors such as stress affect sleep quality.
- Fitbit Sense ™ pioneered portable space as the first smart watch with electrodermal activity sensor (EDA) on your device to help you monitor your body’s response to stress and manage it with a daily stress management score. your mind day or night when paired with Fitbit Premium9.
With this new content, the Mindful Method adds even more Fitbit Premium value. With more than half a million members in over 40 countries around the world, Premium enhances your Fitbit experience when paired with any branded device. Helping you move more, manage stress, sleep better and eat well with guided programs, advanced tests, personal information and key health values, hundreds of workouts, motivational games, challenges and more, all in -one place to help you. your goals. Deepak Chopra will continue to contribute its expertise to Premium as a consultant for new programs and features that will be added to the service.
Fitbit Premium is available for $ 195 per month or $ 1,549 per year; A free 90-day trial period is available for new or returning Premium users.10 For more information or to sign up for any of the membership services, visit the Fitbit Fitbit.com app.