to integrate with analysis tools, social media, or games.

Examples of
this are Strava and TrainingPeaks.
It’s a cloud system for workout data. Access to an individual user’s
feeds are managed by OAuth, so users are in control of what data is
available to a system you create, and they can revoke that access if
they want to.

Garmin Health/Wellness
More and more, employers are correlating employee health to
work–life balance, happiness, decreased healthcare costs, and
improvements in productivity. Garmin provides a wellness program
based on activity tracking from its fitness devices. This program
allows employers to set specific fitness goals for their employees,
measure them, and reward employees who reach their goals.
Through the Garmin Wellness API, which is available to approved
developers, you can roll your own wellness program and take in
data from Garmin devices. The API gives you full access to data
(though it does require opt-in from employees) and the ability to
build wellness solutions for in-house use, or as part of a product
offering you create.
In addition to the API, there are Garmin partners you can work
with (for example, Validic) who provide integration between activity
trackers and your application, wearable device, or in-house systems.
With the Wellness API, Garmin provides access to fitness and activ‐
ity data in the form of data exports that you can bring into your
wellness solutions. Garmin’s wellness solutions also offer hardware
that makes it easier for employees to share their data. The vívohub
can download data from users who have opted in when they walk by
the device, avoiding the need for them to pair their device with an
app to upload data to Garmin. To get started, check out Garmin’s
developer programs, where you will find all you need to get on your
way.
In Chapter 2, we’ll talk about the tools, design principles, and key
platform features you will use as you create your own solutions in
the Connect IQ ecosystem.

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