Healbe GoBe2健身手环评测：身体健康监测的好帮手-海外医学博士评测报告

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Healbe GoBe2 Fitness Band Review: a Unique Modern Gadget for Monitoring Physical Health

Healbe GoBe2健身手环评测：身体健康监测的好帮手

It looks like complaints of humans choosing multimedia and smart phones over conquering other planets are a thing of the past. Both large corporation and start-up ventures manufacture fitness gadgets and complicate the functionality of these devices as much as possible. Who cares about a step counter, heart rate monitor or sleep stage monitor? New devices are capable of tracking your cellular activity and estimating the amount of water and calories you intake.

过去的人们往往憧憬着征服其他行星，不过现在的人们更喜欢多媒体和智能手机。大型企业和创新企业都开始制造随身健康智能设备，并尽可能地使这些设备的功能变得多样化。现在谁还会在意一个只能计步或者只能监测心率、只能监测睡眠的设备呢？ 此款新设备能够追踪您的细胞活动并估算您的饮水量和卡路里摄入量。

What Are These Devices And Where Did They Come From?

这些设备是什么？又来自哪里？

I have long been interested in tracking the main indicators of human body performance at home. I tested Jawbone Up, Sony Smart Bund, Gear Fit, and MiBand fitness bands. I have been using Withings body cardio for measuring body weight, fat and muscle tissue ration and tracking the state of my cardiovascular system for a year.

I first paid attention to Healbe a couple of years ago when it was a sUCCessful crowdfunding Indiegogo project. I was quite skeptical at that time as the possibility of non-invasive automated monitoring of glucose level in blood seemed doubtful to me.

Ever since I received my PhD, I have been carefully observing personal medicine news, gerontology (the study of aging – ed.) scientific research and gadgets monitoring human body. Continuous non-invasive monitoring of blood sugar is a holy grail of modern endocrinology and has been subject of intense research for over 30 years. Unfortunately, bio-impendance, which is at the core of Healbe, is unsuitable for diabetes patients. However, it is quite appropriate for tracking the users’ calorie intake.

长期以来，我都一直关注于追踪身体机能的重要指标。我测试过Jawbone Up，Sony Smart Bund，Gear Fit和MiBand等健康手环。在一年的时间里，我一直在使用Withings体脂称来测量体重、脂肪和肌肉组织比例，并追踪我的心血管系统状态。几年前，我在Healbe还只是一个成功的众筹网站项目时首次注意到了它，当时我非常怀疑血液中葡萄糖水平的无创自动监测的可行性。自从我获得博士学位后，我一直在关注个人医学新闻，老年学（老龄化研究）科学研究和监测人体的小工具。连续无创监测血糖是现代内分泌学的神器。人们也对其进行了长达30多年的大量研究。不幸的是，Healbe的核心——生物特性阻抗并不是很适合于糖尿病患者。但是，这却非常适用于追踪用户的卡路里摄入量。

Core Technology and Its Scientific Effectiveness

核心技术极其科学有效性

The band has five sensors: a heart rate monitor (based on piezo-sensor), bio-impendance sensor, accelerometer, temperature monitor and skin galvanic reaction sensor.

GoBe手环有五大传感器：心率监测器（基于压力传感器）、生物阻抗传感器、加速计、温度监测器和皮肤电反应传感器。

Bio-impendance monitor is the most esesntial one. Bio-impendance is a technology for measuring the resistance of body tissues, in particular, the percentage of fat tissue. Healbe uses it to calculate the ration between intra- and extracellular fluids. The level of glucose in blood is measured based on these ratios. Unfortunately, certain restrictions make this method unavailable for diabetics. Keep in mind that Healbe is not a medical device, in order for it to be accepted by medical communities as it is, experiments, publications in scientific magazines and studies on statistically reliable samples are necessary.

生物阻抗监测仪是一种专业的监测仪。生物阻抗是一种用于测量身体组织抗性的技术，特别是脂肪组织的百分比。Healbe用它来计算细胞内和细胞外流体之间的比例，从而可基于这些数据来测量血液中的葡萄糖水平。由于某些局限使得这种方法不是很适用于糖尿病患者。请记住，GoBe手环不是医疗设备。因此为了被医学界接受，必须进行实验，科学杂志发表，并对统计学上的样本进行研究。

The manufacturers have commented that “At the moment special software designed for first-stage diabetics is being tested in the U.S.A. The decision to give a mass launch to this algorithm will be made upon receiving the results. The information will be available circa November 2017.”

制造商评论说“目前他们正在美国对针对初期糖尿病患者专门设计的特殊软件进行测试，并且将在收到结果后公布此算法，预期将在2017年11月左右。”

Let me emphasize that this is a breakthrough for monitoring the health of regular people who are not ill.

让我强调一下，这对于监测没有生病的正常人的健康来说将是一个重大突破。

Developers

开发者

We’re going to surprise you now. Healbe is a Russian company, its headquarters is situated in Moscow and their technology of non-invasive glucose level estimation was also invented in Russia. In 2013 the company opened its office in San Francisco, U.S.A.

It all started back in 1999 in St. Petersburg, Russia in Algorithm, the center for innovative technological consulting. At that time the experts began to devise a technology of invasive glucose level estimation. The scientists Michael Rubin, Evgeny Sokolov and Igor Misyuchenko were caught up by the idea of full automation of health monitoring. In 2003 their efforts were appreciated by GEN3 Partners which later became their strategic partners. First tests of a non-invasive glucometer were held in Algorithm as well.

接下来的内容会让您大吃一惊。Healbe是一家总部位于莫斯科的俄罗斯公司，其无创葡萄糖水平估算技术也源自俄罗斯。2013年，公司在美国旧金山开设办事处。这一切始于俄罗斯圣彼得堡的算法创新技术咨询中心。当时专家们正着手于设计一种侵入性葡萄糖水平估计技术。科学家Michael Rubin，Evgeny Sokolov和Igor Misyuchenko对全面自动健康监测的想法很感兴趣。2003年，他们的工作获得了GEN3 Partners（国际战略咨询公司）的赞赏，之后还成为他们的战略合作伙伴。同时也在算法中心进行了无创血糖仪的首次检测。This was just a start. Research and development carried out by physicists, programmers, diagnosticians, endocrinologists, physiologists and mathematicians from 2003 to 2011 evolved into a commercial concept of this product.

这仅仅只是开始。众多物理学家、程序员、诊断学家、内分泌学家、生理学家和数学家从2003年到2011年进行的研究和发展演变成该产品的商业概念。

The idea of a non-invasive glucometer was no longer relevant. Instead the technology was embedded into a multi-functional personal health monitoring product aimed at controlling body mass, physical activity and stress level, Healbe was founded to bring this idea to life and Algorithm was one of the stakeholders there. R&D department is still based in St. Petersburg. The company began its activity on the market in 2014 and at that time FLOW technology described below was invented.

无创血糖仪的想法不再重要。相反，该技术被嵌入到用于控制体重、身体活动和压力水平的多功能个人健康监测产品中。Healbe成立的目的是为了将这一想法融入生活，并且算法中心也是利益相关者之一，研发部门仍位于圣彼得堡。该公司在2014年开始进入市场，于同年发明了下述的FLOW技术。

Who Needs Healbe?哪些人需要Healbe？

GoBe2 is definitely unsuitable for athletes due to certain inaccuracy of its monitoring. The accuracy can be attained only by pro devices with chest or other sensors. Such a band will hardly be useful for long-distance runners as it lacks GPS.

由于个别监测存在一些不精确性，因此GoBe2不适用于运动员。要实现精确只能通过有胸带或其他传感器的专业设备。比如，没有GPS，则此手环对于长跑运动员来说几乎是没有用的。

This tracker is for a different audience. People who prefer to track their health state not only in gym but also at work will likely appreciate this band. Even if you don’t take up sports, you will be able to manage your daily routines better with information regarding the quality of your sleep, amount of physical activity and stress level.

此追踪装置适用于不同大众，无论是在健身房还是在办公室，喜欢追踪健康状况的人都会喜欢该款手环。即使您不参加运动，您也将能够更好地管理日常生活中有关睡眠质量，身体活动量和压力水平的信息。

No available analogue is capable of counting calories consumed, and many users may find only step counter and sleep stage tracker data insufficient.

目前还没有类似产品可以计算所消耗的卡路里，并且许多用户可能会觉得单一的计步器和睡眠追踪器在数据上略显不足。

It is important to realize that no fitness tracker will magically change your life if you don’t put any efforts as it is just an assistant. For instance, it is insufficient to only rely on the information regarding the energy intake. This band will be able to neither estimate the ratio of proteins, fats and carbohydrates nor calculate the glycemic index of food intake. To put it simply, it is obvious that even though a granola bar and a piece of a chocolate cake have similar calorie levels, they are digested differently.

重要的是要意识到：如果没有做出任何努力，健身追踪器是无法改变您的生活的——因为它只是一款辅助设备。例如，此款健康手环既不能计算蛋白质、脂肪和碳水化合物的比例，也不能计算食物摄取的血糖指数，仅依靠有关能量摄入的信息是不够的。简单来说，尽管燕麦棒和巧克力蛋糕的卡路里含量相似，但它们的消化方式是不同的。

Features产品特点

An accelerometer will let you control your physical activity.

A calorie counter is automated and you won’t need to manually look for calorie statistics of consumed products and record this information.

A sleep tracker will help you understand the impact of your life style on sleep quality and how to improve your sleep.

A stress level tracker allows tracking your emotions during the day.

A hydration level monitor will send a reminder in case you drink little. Mineral water is recommended for drinking as potassium, manganese and sodium salts retain water in human body and thus have a positive effect on your body water balance.

加速计可以让您监测身体活动。

卡路里计数器是自动化的，您无需查找消耗食物的卡路里统计信息，也不需记录此信息。

睡眠追踪器将帮助您了解生活方式对睡眠质量的影响以及如何改善睡眠。

压力水平追踪器可在白天追踪您的情绪。

饮水量监测器将发送提醒，以防止您饮水不足。推荐饮用矿泉水，其所含的钾，锰和钠盐可保证人体内的水分，从而对身体的水分平衡产生积极影响。
A Two-Month HealBe GoBe2 Test Drive

为期两个月的HealBe GoBe2试验

The use of the band is typical: wear it over your wrist tight enough for the information to be recorded without errors. At first it feels extremely uncomfortable (although this is my personal opinion), but you get used to it with time.

手环的使用极具代表性：将手环紧戴在手腕上，即可无误地记录信息。最开始可能有较强的不舒适感（虽然这是我个人的意见），但是您之后就会习惯的。

Heart rate can be monitored with a band or a smart phone app easily. HealBe GoBe2 measures it all the time (every five minutes) and thus the battery can live for two days only. Tracking is quite accurate, the deviation from treadmill sensors is 10% and we hesitate as to which tracker is more accurate.

可使用手环或智能手机应用程序监测心率。HealBe GoBe2可一直监测心率（每五分钟一次），因此电池续航时间只有两天。追踪信息非常准确，与跑步机传感器的偏差为10％，不过暂不清楚两者谁更准确。
The device also monitors the amount of water in your body and estimates energy intake. It seems that I actually ate about 20% more than tracked, but the manufacturer claims that it is product labels that provide incorrect and rough information concerning the calories. FLOW technology is implemented in GoBe2 for analyzing any data received viabio-impendance sensor. It allows the band to track fluid dynamics and thus estimate the amount of glucose in cells and measure its caloricity. Okay, we have no choice but trust the manufacturers as no scientific magazines have yet made any publications on the matter.

该装置还可监测身体的饮水量，并估算能量摄入值。我实际上的摄入量比追踪的摄入量要多20％，但制造商声称，产品标签关于卡路里所提供的信息存在错误。GoBe2中植入的FLOW技术可分析通过生物阻抗传感器接收的所有数据，传感器追踪细胞液体流动，从而估算细胞中的葡萄糖含量并得出其热量。我们只能相信制造商的说法，因为关于此问题目前还没有任何科学杂志发表过。

Speaking of liquids, I should mention that this device made me drink lots of water all the time. It kept sending me reminders four or five times a day. As a result, I drank about two liters daily, which is the volume recommended by the WHO. It turned out that mineral water is more preferable as regular water leaves your body faster especially when you exercise. The band’s Android app allows specifying the volume consumed, this feature is promised to be made available for iOS as well.

说到水，有一点请注意：手环会一直提醒我，让我喝大量的水。手环每天大概向我发送提醒四五次，这样我每天都会喝约两升水，这也是世界卫生组织推荐的日常饮水量。当您运动的时候水分会流失的很快，因此建议您更多的饮用矿泉水而不是普通水。手环的Android应用程序可指定消耗量，Healbe公司还承诺将此功能应用于iOS系统。

The step counter, on the other hand, works with interruptions and stubbornly does not count any steps on the treadmill. The count is correct during an ordinary walk.

As HealBe developers promise, the next update (scheduled for July 2017) will have an improved count of cycling or riding a motorcycle, a fitness section will be added and during swimming the sensor will count strokes rather than steps. Weight lifting is scheduled for launch in August, and treadmill will be detected by August 2017.

另一方面，计步器不会记录跑步机上的步数。普通步行过程中的计数是正确的。正如HealBe开发商所承诺的那样，下一次更新（定于2017年7月）将改进骑自行车或骑摩托车的计数，将增加健身区：在游泳期间，传感器将计算行程而不是步数。计划于八月推出举重计，将于2017年8月之前监测跑步机。

The band tracks data during the day to estimate your stress level. This is a breakthrough in comparison with the Shealth app which relies on heart rate only for this purpose and for tracking sleep stages. Miband and Jawbone do this as well, but according to the manufacturer, they collect less data than GoBe2.

手环可追踪白天的数据，从而估计压力水平。与仅依赖于心率和追踪睡眠的健康应用程序相比，该款手环是一大突破。小米手环和Jawbone的做法同样如此，但根据制造商的说法，其收集的数据比GoBe2少。

Supply and Warranty

供应和保修

The band was supplied in a stylish case which makes an impression of a reliable manufacturer. The actual band, a cord, a charger, a manual and information bulletin as well as some other accompanying documentation are supplied. Everything is detailed and intuitive. The manufacturers give a worldwide one year warranty. Even if you bought your band back in 2014 and didn’t use it, it will be upgraded to a modern version free of charge.

该款手环包装在一个时尚的盒子中，给人可靠的印象，附带手环、充电器、数据线、使用手册等，制造商承诺全球范围保修一年。即使您在2014年购买了手环，也可免费将其升级到最新固件。
Peculiarities of Use

使用特性

Unless you sync the band with the app daily, it will take substantial time. The band is supposed to fit tightly and some find it uncomfortable. When I tested the app, it seemed unfinished to me. I was unable to launch help immediately, but it worked well when I updated the app. So far some of the options mentioned in the manual are unavailable in the application, for instance, blood pressure measuring cannot be carried out. As the developers explain, “Blood pressure measuring was turned off as 25-40% statistical error is unacceptable. The option will be re-introduced in GoBe3. At the moment we find it improper to track blood pressure on the wrist, so we are trying to implement other technologies while retaining the key sensors”.

除非经常将该手环与应用程序同步，否则将花费不了多少时间。手环需要戴紧，不过有些用户会感到不适。在测试应用程序时，我认为还有一些不足之处。刚开始我无法启动应用程序，但是当我更新时，应用程序又可以使用了。到目前为止，手册中提到的一些选项在应用程序中是无法使用的，例如，不能进行血压测量。正如开发商所说，“因为无法接受25-40％的统计学错误，因此我们关闭了血压测量功能，计划将在GoBe3重新引入该功能。目前我们发现手腕上的追踪血压不太正确，所以我们正在努力实现其技术，同时保留关键传感器”。

Xiomi MiBand 2, Jawbone Up3, Samsung Gear Fit 2 и Healbe GoBe 2 Technical Characteristics Comparative Chart

小米手环2、Jawbone Up3、三星Gear Fit 2和Healbe GoBe2技术特性比较图

For the purpose of comparison we picked several trackers tested by us within the last few years, namely the Chinese bestseller Xiomi MiBand 2, the market pioneer Jawbone Up3 and Samsung Gear Fit 2, made by the industry giant.
We compared objective indicators only that are related to health monitoring.

为了对比，我们在过去几年中选择测试了4款产品，即小米手环2以及Jawbone Up3和三星Gear Fit 2。

我们比较了与健康监测相关的客观指标。

	小米手环2	Jawbone Up3	三星Gear Fit 2	Healbe GoBe 2
自主功能	最多7天	最多7天	GPS关闭时，最多3天	最多2天
传感器	加速计和心率传感器	加速计，温度计，生物阻抗传感器	加速计，陀螺仪和心率传感器，GPS，气压计	压电传感器，生物阻抗传感器，加速计，温度传感器，皮肤电反应传感器。
屏幕	OLED, 单色, 0,4″ (约10×6 mm), 非触屏	不适用	触摸屏, 彩色,, 魔焕炫屏, 1,5″, 432×216 (317 ppi)	LED 5x92
防水	IP67	防溅保护, 无标准报告	IP68	IP68
兼容性	iOS 7.0 / Android 4.4和更高版本	iOS 7 / Android 4.3 和更高版本	Android 4.4 和更高版本， RAM不小于 1.5 Gb	iOS 8 和更高版本, Android 4.3 以及有低功耗蓝牙的更高版本

Functionality Comparative Chart功能比较图

	小米手环2	Jawbone Up3	三星 Gear Fit 2	Healbe GoBe2
计步	+	+	+	+
心率	+	+	+	+
睡眠	+	+	+	+
饮水量	-	-	-	+
压力水平	-	-	-	+
卡路里追踪	-	-	-	+

Dr. Anatom’s Personal Experience of Using HealBe

Anatom博士的HealBe个人使用体验

Calorie Tracking

卡路里追踪

It works in general, but it seems to me that the result is about 20% than my own calculation. Obviously, my impression is subjective as I had to chance to thoroughly calculate the energy value of food consumed.

一般而言，这款设备用起来还是很有效果的。但在我看来，结果比我自己计算的大了约20％。因为我碰巧计算了食物的能量值，所以我的印象显然是主观的。

Hydration Tracking

饮水量追踪

I doubled my water intake; insufficient fluid level notifications pop up often, four to five times a day on average. Given that it is recommended to drink at least two liters a day (and even more if you take up physical or intellectual work), I am totally on board with that.

我的饮水量增加了一倍。常常出现饮水量不足的通知，平均每天四到五次。鉴于建议每天摄水量不少于两升（如果进行体力或脑力劳动，这一数值可能会更大），我对此表示完全同意。

Heart Rate Tracking

心率追踪

The accuracy is acceptable for me. The advantage of the tracker is its non-stop performance. The deviation from treadmill detectors is under 10%. I doubt this level of accuracy will be sufficient for athletes.

对于我来说，准确性是可以接受的。这款追踪器的优点是其不间断监测，与跑步机探测器的偏差低于10％。我认为准确性对于运动员来说都是足够的了。

Stress Level Tracking

压力水平追踪

The monitoring is constant during the day which is beneficial for further analysis and understanding the factors influencing your stress. Subjectively I felt that the tracking is more accurate than that offered by, for instance, Shealth app which relies on heart rate only for stress level statistics.

白天持续的监测有利于进一步分析和了解影响您压力的因素。主观上，我认为它比仅依赖心率来进行压力水平统计的健康应用程序更精确。

Step Counter and Distance Tracking

步数和距离追踪

It counts accurately regular steps; I compared the data with the results of my phone accelerometer and MiBand fitness tracker. The deviation is within 10%. The tracker doesn’t count treadmill steps well and marks down about 50%.

可准确地计算正常步数；我将数据与手机和小米手环健身手环的结果进行了比较，发现偏差在10％以内。但它不能很好地计算跑步机的步数，下降了约50％。

Sleep Tracking

睡眠追踪

Personally I felt that the tracking is more accurate than that of MiBand or Jawbone.

就个人而言，我觉得追踪数据比小米手环或Jawbone更精确。

GoBe2 Drawbacks

GoBe2的缺点

The time of autonomous performance leaves much to be desired. However, two days seem quite acceptable given that the heart rate is constantly measured.

The band is supposed to fit very tight to your skin and this takes time to get used to. As the developers promise, GoBe 3 will be equipped with a light sensor and will become more convenient. We’ll see that in 2018.

产品使用的时间有些不足。然而，由于可不断测量心率，因此两天时间似乎是可以接受的。

手环应紧贴皮肤，当然这需要一定时间才能习惯。正如开发商的承诺，GoBe3将配备光传感器，将变得更加方便。我们会在2018年迎来GoBe3。

Who Are The Rivals, If Any?

对手有哪些（如果有的话）？

As of now, Healbe has no analogues. Its competitors can only count steps and measure heart rate, but none of them can count calories or assess hydration level.

到目前为止，Healbe还没有类似的竞争产品。其竞争对手只能计算步数并测量心率，但都不能计算卡路里或评估饮水量。

How do such devises evolve? Once upon a time Jawbone launched its first fitness band. It was crooked and obtuse and couldn’t work for longer than two months. It was a breakthrough at that time, though, and people bought it. They wanted access to monitoring and were ready to endure all the inconveniences and ignore the flaws. Upon receiving customer feedback the manufacturer began improving the second and then the third version.

这样的设计是如何演变的？Jawbone曾推出了第一款健身手环，该款手环有何大的缺陷反应也不灵敏，且工作时间短于两个月。不过，这在当时也是一项突破，因此不少人购买了这款健身手环。用户希望能够监测身体状况，因此可以接受这些缺陷和不便。在收到客户反馈后，Jawbone开始改进第二代和第三代产品。

Healbe chose another strategy, a long-term scientific one. They have been long developing the technology and performing lab tests (not customer tests!). Now they are offering a finished product rather than a prototype. Of course, there is always room for improvement and perfection, it can be made more convenient and user-friendly, but in general this is a sound, tested and working device made by Russian scientists and engineers.

Healbe则选择了另一种策略（长期的科学战略）。Healbe长期以来一直在开发技术和进行实验室测试（不是客户测试）。现在Healbe提供的产品已经是成品而不是原型了。当然，还存在改进和完善的空间（可以提升其方便性和用户友好度），但一般来说这是俄罗斯科学家和工程师制作的已经过测试的设备。

Our Opinion of HealBe GoBe2

我们对HealBe GoBe2的意见

Rating: 9/10. This is a really unique gadget which has no alternative so far. We took one point off for short battery life (two days only) and because the sensors work only if the band is attached very tightly to your skin, which is inconvenient as the band is pressed against you and causes certain discomfort.

评分：9/10。这是一款非常独特的健康助手，迄今还没有其他替代产品。因为电池寿命较短（仅有两天），所以我们扣了一分，因为传感器只有在紧贴皮肤的情况下才能正常工作，因此压在您皮肤上的手环会造成略微地不适感。

The developers promise to fix all of this in the next version. They are now thinking how to do this. “On the one hand, if we increase the capacity of the battery, the band will be consequently much larger. We strive for minimalism while maintaining unique design and effective functionality. The new generation will be launched during the CES (International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) held in Las Vegas, USA – ed.). It will be much smaller and new possibilities will be added. The light sensor won’t require you to fasten the strap tightly, but it will be a mere add-on to the main indicators as it will have a substantial statistical error (the same sensor of the rival Polar A350 has a deviation of about 60%).”

开发者承诺在下一个版本中会修复这些缺点。他们现在正在考虑如何做到这一点。 “一方面，如果我们增加电池容量，那么手环将变得更大。我们力求极简主义，同时保留独特的设计和有效功能。我们将在CES（美国拉斯维加斯举行的国际消费电子展）期间推出新一代产品，新品会小巧得多，并且将会增加新功能。光电传感器不需要您紧紧地固定手环，但因其具有显著的统计误差，所以它将仅仅作为主传感器的一个附加（竞争产品Polar A350的相同传感器的偏差约为60％）”。

In general, today this is the most advanced and finished fitness band. It is worth its $179 price tag as the price is fully justified.

总之，该手环是一款创造性的健康手环，因此现在略高的定价是完全合理的。

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