Ted Vickey

Greater San Diego Area, CA United States

I am by education an Exercise Scientist, by experience an Entrepreneur, by passion a Connector

Medical / Health Care / Pharmaceuticals

You often hear how technology – the television, video games, social media, and more – is leading to obesity and a lack of physical activity. But what if the opposite could be true? What if we could use technology, specifically social technology, to achieve a fitter and healthier population? It is. We can. And it should. For over 20 years, I’ve immersed myself in fitness technology. Starting as the Executive Director of the White House Athletic Center through FitWell Inc. and continuing with my latest project as a Ph.D. researcher on Social Networking and Exercise at the National University of Ireland, Galway, I’ve been an early adopter and advocate in technical systems and their ap