F.A.Q. Overview summary:
- dacadoo health score
- What is the dacadoo health score?
- Why is it relevant?
- Who developed the dacadoo health score?
- Is the dacadoo health score accurate?
- Is the dacadoo health score a medical product?
- My Account
- How can I create an account?
- What is the cost of subscription after the free 60 day trial?
- How do I pay for the subscription?
- Can I delete my account/personal data?
- dacadoo Health Platform
- How can I connect with my Friends on the dacadoo health platform?
- How can I connect external devices?
- How can I add a fitness activity?
- What are levels?
- Do Achievement points count in the dacadoo health score?
- What are Rewards?
- How can I join a League?
- dacadoo Tracker App for Smartphones
- On which smartphones is the dacadoo Tracker available?
- How can I select and start tracking a new fitness activity?
- How can I delete a tracked fitness activity?
- How can I connect my external heart rate monitor to the app?
- How can I automatically upload my fitness activities to dacadoo.COM?
- How can I view my dacadoo Health Score on the app?
- How can I take pictures during a fitness activity?
- How can I invite my friends to join dacadoo?
- How can I send my feedback to dacadoo?
- How can I use the dacadoo tracker abroad?
- Is data transmitted securely?
dacadoo health score
What is the dacadoo health score?
The dacadoo health score serves as a directional relative indicator of your current health and fitness, expressed in a number from 1 (poor) to 1’000 (excellent). Fundamentally, it is based on who you are, how you feel and what you are doing about it.
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Why is it relevant?
Sedentary lifestyles have dramatically increased the proportion of people who are overweight, have diabetes or suffer heart failure in our society and as a result, many initiatives focus on active prevention and healthier lifestyles to tackle the problem before it becomes chronic. According to the Global Life Sciences report 2012 by Ernst & Young: “Changing behaviors represents the single biggest opportunity to improve health outcomes”. dacado strongly believes that the combination of mobile technology (Smartphones) with social networking and principles from the gaming industry, have the power to facilitate this lifestyle behavior change in individuals. The dacadoo Health Score is your constant follower with its real-time output and it works as a “mirror” of your health and fitness, thereby keeping the awareness level high. Furthermore, with the introduction of a score, you can benchmark yourself against others.
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Who developed the dacadoo health score?
The dacadoo health score has been developed by dacado in collaboration with a professor and former long-term scientist at MIT in Boston. The score is based on many of the known cardio- and cerebrovascular risk studies and quality of life questionnaires, with estimated 70 million man-years of available clinical data.
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Is the dacadoo health score accurate?
The dacadoo health score has been developed by dacadoo in collaboration with a professor and former long-term scientist at MIT in Boston. The score is based on many of the known cardio- and cerebrovascular risk studies and quality of life questionnaires, with estimated 70 million man-years of available clinical data. The score serves as a directional indicator of your current health and fitness.
When you registered with dacadoo, you only inserted 4 data points. To make your score as personal as possible, continue entering your personal data. The more you can complete the better. In the Journal section, complete the questionnaires on Lifestyle, Medical History and Quality of Life, then enter your body dimensions and blood values as well is available.
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Is the dacadoo health score a medical product?
No. The dacadoo health score is not a diagnostic tool that would substitute the diagnosis of a medical professional. The dacadoo health platform is a lifestyle product, providing you an easy-to-use, wireless, secure and fun way to manage your personal health and fitness. The dacadoo health score serves as a directional indicator of your current health and fitness status. Through integrating gaming and social networking principles, dacadoo motivates you to be active in an easy way by automatically tracking and comparing your personal health, fitness, lifestyle and sport.
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My Account
How can I create an account?
Register on www.dacadoo.com for the 60 day free trial to create an account
What is the cost of subscription after the free 60 day trial?
- The dacadoo Tracker app for smartphones remains free of charge
- The dacadoo Health Platform is subscription based. dacadoo offers 3, 6 and 12 months subscriptions, with different fee classes depending on your age.
- Children below <12 years have free access (dacadoo Junior), Teenagers (dacadoo Teen) and adults above 20 years (dacadoo Plus) pay a monthly subscription fee.
- Depending on your country residence the currency is pre-defined in USD, EUR or CHF.
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How do I pay for the subscription?
Subscription can be paid via the following credit cards VISA, MASTERCARD, AMERICAN EXPRESS and DINERS. PayPal is not available to this date.
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Can I delete my account/personal data?
Yes. To delete your account, please access “My Account” once you logged in on the dacadoo health platform and click on “Delete your account”. Your account will be deactivated immediately and your data will not be visible anymore.
dacadoo will keep your data for 30 days, in case you change your mind and would like to re-activate your account. After 30 days, your data will be deleted permanently.
dacadoo health platform
How can I connect with my Friends on the dacadoo health platform?
You have several options to invite your friends. On the dacadoo Tracker app you can invite them directly by clicking on Contact in the menu tab. On the dacadoo health platform, you can enter their email addresses in the Invite Friends box, search for friends already on the system with the Find Friends box or click directly on pictures of friends of your friends and press “add friend” button.
How can I connect external devices?
Devices such as weight scales, blood pressure cuffs and heart rate bands can be connected to dacadoo to enable automatic upload of your health data. The menu tab “Supported Devices” will show you what devices are currently supported by dacadoo.
How can I add a fitness activity?
Download the free dacadoo Tracker app for iPhone, Android and BlackBerry to track your fitness activities and get access to your dacadoo health score in real-time.
You can also import tracks as GPX or TCX files using other fitness tracking devices or enter your activities manually in the Journal on the web platform.
What are levels?
On dacadoo you can progress in seniority levels from 1 (beginner) to 10 (advanced). You earn points for use of the dacadoo system and these points allow users to rise in levels. The higher the level the more prestige you get.
Do Achievement points count in the dacadoo health score?
Achievement points are for motivational and reward purposes only and they are not counted in the dacadoo Health Score.
What are Rewards?
For earning certain achievements you receive rewards. Rewards can be a title that can be displayed on your profile, a pin that can be displayed next to your profile or a Wallpaper you can download and use on your desktop or Smartphone.
How can I join a League?
Once you have completed five workouts in a specific fitness activity, you will automatically be offered the possibility to join the respective League.
How secure are the data and privacy settings on dacadoo?
Yes, the dacadoo Tracker app sends encrypted data only and has obtained the necessary authorization for exportation of encrypted software by the US Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS).
dacadoo Tracker App for Smartphones
On which smartphones is the dacadoo Tracker available?
iPhone, Android and BlackBerry
How can I select and start tracking a new fitness activity?
Press New and choose the new fitness activity you want to track from either the list of recent activities or the list with all activities. Fitness activities that are tracked by the GPS system on your smartphone are highlighted with a compass icon. Activity categories such as fitness classes, martial arts or indoor cardio machines are highlighted with an arrow to indicate that you can drill down into a specific activity, as for example: Fitness classes → Zumba.
If you selected a GPS tracked fitness activity, wait a few seconds until the smartphone vibrates to confirm it has a GPS signal. Then press Start to begin automatically tracking your sports activity. You can easily Pause (and then Resume) your workout by pressing the dacadoo heart icon. When you have finished your workout, press Stop. This is important as the Stop button also stops the app from using your GPS. This helps preserve your smartphone’s battery power.
If you selected a non-GPS tracked activity, simply press Start after choosing your activity to begin tracking and follow the remaining instructions above.
How can I delete a tracked fitness activity?
Press Edit then select the activity you want to delete by pressing the minus icon on the left, then press Delete to erase it.
How can I connect my external heart rate monitor to the app?
Press Settings, then press heart rate monitor in accessories to see a list of what external heart rate monitors you can connect with: connect the 60beat heart rate receiver that is compatible with analog heart rate monitors, or the Wahoo Fitness heart rate sensor including the Wahoo key for the iPhone. On the iPhone 4S, the Wahoo Blue HR is also fully compatible with the dacadoo Tracker app.
When the heart rate monitor is working, a heart icon will pulse at the top of the screen when workouts are displayed. Your heart rate is defined in beats per minute and is displayed next to the heart icon.
Connecting an external heart rate monitor should work immediately when you enable the Settings in the app. Note that sometimes it takes a few seconds for the heart rate monitor to “wake up”. Also, please ensure that your heart rate monitor strap is closely fitted to your body and that the sensor pads are moist. For further details, please consult the instruction manual that came with your heart rate monitor.
How can I automatically upload my fitness activities to dacadoo.COM?
First, register on www.dacadoo.com for a 60 day free trial. Then, select Login on the app and enter the registered email address and password you used when registering on dacadoo. Recorded fitness activities are only automatically uploaded when you are logged in. When abroad, we recommend that you remain logged off, to avoid your phone operator’s roaming costs which can be expensive. When you return from abroad, simply log in again and all your tracked sporting activities will be automatically uploaded.
How can I view my dacadoo Health Score on the app?
Because the dacadoo health score is calculated in real-time, you can only access your dacadoo health score when you’re logged in on the app. Press Health Score in the menu tab to access your real-time health score and its components.
How can I take pictures during a fitness activity?
During a workout a camera button appears at the bottom right of the app. Press this button and select between your photo library (to choose a photo from existing photos), or the camera (to take one or more new photos). After taking a picture, press Use to upload it. One (or more) photos of your fitness activity will appear on the bottom left corner of the app. Swipe left and right on the photos to switch between pictures.
How can I invite my friends to join dacadoo?
Click Connect in the menu tab and then click Invite selected contacts. You can select one or more friends from your list of contacts and then press on the Invite button.
On dacadoo.COM you also have more extensive options to find, invite and connect with friends.
How can I send my feedback to dacadoo?
Click Connect in the menu tab and then select either Send feedback by email to dacadoo or Rate this app to access the App Store and rate the app.
How can I use the dacadoo tracker abroad?
When abroad, we recommend that you remain logged off, to avoid your phone operator’s roaming costs which can be expensive. When you return from abroad, simply log in again and all your tracked sporting activities will be automatically uploaded. Alternatively, you can log in abroad in a free WiFi access point to transmit the data as well.
Is data transmitted securely?
Yes, the dacadoo Tracker app sends encrypted data only and has obtained the necessary authorization for exportation of encrypted software by the US Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS).
