Ruben Gouveia

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Breaking it Down: Micro Goals in Physical Activity Tracking

Physical activity trackers rely on fixed daily step goals, treating the day as the primary unit for planning and evaluating activity. However, these goals often misalign with everyday life: schedules fluctuate, opportunities for movement vary, and long-term targets can be difficult to sustain, leading to frustration a…

CHI '26CorrespondingHealth Self-Tracking +2

Between Control and Uncertainty: Understanding Self-Tracking Practices in Enigmatic Disease Management

Self-tracking tools are often built around the assumption that tracking the “right” health variables will lead to actionable insights and greater control over one’s health. Yet, it remains unclear how these assumptions hold up in contexts marked by uncertainty, unpredictability, and frequent fluctuations in health nee…

DIS '253rd AuthorFitness Tracking & Physical Activity Monitoring +1

Changing Health Goals with Personal Informatics

People’s health goals change as their contexts, needs, and values evolve. Personal informatics (PI) literature recognizes the importance of supporting goal change; however, little is known about how these tools can best support the changes people go through with their goals. To understand how PI are currently involved…

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