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AlterMe Review: Fitness Built Around My DNA

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Easy-to-follow workouts based on my DNA and readiness score. Variety of chill yoga or breathwork sessions plus more intense strength, dance, and cardio workouts. The app tracks nutrition and sleep and analyzes meals.

基于我的 DNA 和就绪度评分，提供易于遵循的锻炼方案。包含多种轻松的瑜伽或呼吸训练，以及强度更高的力量、舞蹈和有氧运动。该应用程序可追踪营养和睡眠情况，并对饮食进行分析。

TIREDWorkouts are short—ranging from five to 40 minutes. DNA results are interesting, but there’s no quick fix to fitness. Premium price.

不足之处：锻炼时间较短，从五分钟到四十分钟不等。DNA 结果很有趣，但健身没有捷径。价格昂贵。

When I was asked to review AlterMe’s fitness system that claims to use DNA and biometric data to create a personalized fitness, nutrition, and recovery program, I was intrigued. I’ve used some of the best fitness trackers before, but have never tried a system that combines DNA testing, personalized workouts, nutrition insight, and its own smart wearable all within a single ecosystem.

当受邀评测 AlterMe 健身系统时，我感到非常好奇，该系统声称利用 DNA 和生物识别数据来制定个性化的健身、营养和恢复计划。我之前使用过一些顶级的健身追踪器，但从未尝试过将 DNA 检测、个性化锻炼、营养洞察及其专属智能穿戴设备整合在同一个生态系统中的系统。

I’m someone who needs constant fitness motivation to stay on track. Rather than push myself through strenuous weights and cardio, I prefer feel-good Pilates and an ice bath at my local David Lloyd gym. But in an effort to step out of my comfort zone and try something a little more challenging, I decided to give AlterMe a go.

我是一个需要持续的健身动力才能保持状态的人。比起强迫自己进行剧烈的举重和有氧运动，我更喜欢在当地的 David Lloyd 健身房做做普拉提和冰浴。但为了走出舒适区并尝试一些更具挑战性的事物，我决定试用一下 AlterMe。

I’ve used numerous fitness apps over the years, such as Bala and Freeletics, but not one that suggests specific fitness workouts based on my DNA testing results. AlterMe combines guidance across exercise, nutrition, sleep, and recovery, going beyond simply reporting on your DNA and biometric data to suggest small, manageable actions to drive behavioral change over time.

多年来我使用过许多健身应用程序，如 Bala 和 Freeletics，但没有一个能根据我的 DNA 检测结果建议具体的健身锻炼。AlterMe 将运动、营养、睡眠和恢复方面的指导结合在一起，不仅仅是报告你的 DNA 和生物识别数据，还会建议一些小的、可操作的行动，以推动长期的行为改变。

There’s no denying that it comes at a premium price, but having workouts and nutrition guidance in one place helped me build better habits—even if the DNA insights weren’t particularly revelatory.

不可否认，它的价格很高，但将锻炼和营养指导集中在一处确实帮助我养成了更好的习惯——即使 DNA 的洞察结果并没有特别令人惊叹。

Getting Set UpPhotograph: Emily PeckAlterMe’s all-in-one health and fitness program is built around a DNA test and a smart ring that measures data and provides insights and workouts in the app. It’s convenient, but this is an expensive offering. The entry-level AlterMe Essential plan is $1,299, and the AlterMe Advanced plan is $1,899. Both offer biometric tracking, nutrition insights, and fitness workouts accessible from the app, but the Advanced plan gives you a more in-depth DNA analysis and lifetime membership as opposed to the Essential’s three-year membership.

设置准备（摄影：Emily Peck）：AlterMe 的一体化健康与健身计划围绕 DNA 检测和智能戒指构建，该戒指负责测量数据，并在应用程序中提供洞察和锻炼方案。这很方便，但价格昂贵。入门级的 AlterMe 基础版计划为 1,299 美元，高级版计划为 1,899 美元。两者都提供生物识别追踪、营养洞察和可通过应用程序访问的健身锻炼，但高级版提供更深入的 DNA 分析和终身会员资格，而基础版仅提供三年会员资格。

Upon signing up and answering questions on my weight-loss goals, height, weight, and general fitness levels, I was sent both a DNA cheek-swab kit and a ring sizing kit. I emailed AlterMe to confirm my ring size and sent the DNA swab back in the mail. Within two weeks, I received my AlterMe smart ring and had booked in a date to talk over my Fitness and Wellness Genetic report with an AlterMe representative. I’ve been diving in and out of the app and following the fitness workouts for over six months now.

在注册并回答了关于减肥目标、身高、体重和一般健身水平的问题后，我收到了 DNA 口腔拭子套件和戒指尺寸测量套件。我通过电子邮件向 AlterMe 确认了戒指尺寸，并将 DNA 拭子寄回。两周内，我收到了 AlterMe 智能戒指，并预约了时间与 AlterMe 的代表讨论我的健身与健康基因报告。在过去的六个多月里，我一直在使用该应用程序并遵循其中的健身锻炼方案。

A Tailored Fitness and Wellness Genetic ReportAlterMe app via Emily PeckResearch into genetic influence on athletic performance is still developing, and AlterMe acknowledges that its genetic findings reported through DNA testing have not been clinically validated. However, the company conducts its own research to produce a personalized Fitness and Wellness Genetic Report. It says it uses “a rigorous genetic interpretation process that adheres to strict scientific standards” with “scientific integrity” and “robust research.” AlterMe also states that saliva samples are processed in the US in a CLIA- and CAP-certified lab that meets local regulations.

定制的健身与健康基因报告（图片来源：Emily Peck）：关于基因对运动表现影响的研究仍在发展中，AlterMe 也承认其通过 DNA 检测报告的基因发现尚未经过临床验证。然而，该公司通过自身研究来生成个性化的健身与健康基因报告。它声称使用“遵循严格科学标准的严谨基因解读流程”，并具备“科学诚信”和“稳健的研究”。AlterMe 还表示，唾液样本是在美国经过 CLIA 和 CAP 认证、符合当地法规的实验室中处理的。

With this in mind, I approached the DNA test report with equal measures of skepticism and intrigue, as should anyone curious to get more insight into their health and well-being.

考虑到这一点，我以既怀疑又好奇的态度对待这份 DNA 检测报告，任何对自身健康和福祉有更多了解需求的人都应该如此。

The report claimed to use my DNA to reveal how my body responds to different types of exercise, nutrition, recovery, and stress. It suggested types of exercise to suit me and how I could approach training and recovery. Strength training, for example, was identified as the best fit for my genetic profile, while my genetic response to carbohydrates was rated as “lower than average.”

该报告声称利用我的 DNA 来揭示我的身体对不同类型的运动、营养、恢复和压力的反应。它建议了适合我的运动类型，以及我该如何进行训练和恢复。例如，力量训练被认定为最适合我的基因特征，而我对碳水化合物的基因反应被评为“低于平均水平”。

Perhaps not surprisingly, the report told me that I’m “externally motivated to exercise,” suggesting I may not naturally enjoy physical activity just for the sake of it. That certainly felt familiar.

不出所料，报告告诉我，我是“受外部驱动进行锻炼的”，这意味着我可能并不会仅仅为了运动而享受身体活动。这确实让我感到很熟悉。

Representatives at AlterMe explained how these assessments are determined: “Our assessment looks at markers associated with several traits, including how body composition changed during exercise interventions. For cardio-related body composition response, the markers in our scientific review are ADRB2 rs1042713 and LPL rs328. For resistance training, the model draws on a set of obesity and body composition markers, including variants near FTO, GNPDA2, NEGR1, and SLC39A8.”

AlterMe 的代表解释了这些评估是如何确定的：“我们的评估着眼于与多种特征相关的标记，包括身体成分在运动干预期间的变化。对于与有氧运动相关的身体成分反应，我们科学审查中的标记是 ADRB2 rs1042713 和 LPL rs328。对于阻力训练，该模型借鉴了一组肥胖和身体成分标记，包括 FTO、GNPDA2、NEGR1 和 SLC39A8 附近的变体。”

So far, everything was sounding on point. But despite the personalized insights, I hadn’t discovered anything particularly groundbreaking.

到目前为止，一切听起来都很到位。但尽管有这些个性化的洞察，我并没有发现任何特别突破性的东西。

Smart Ring BlingPhotograph: Emily PeckAlterMe has its own smart ring wearable, designed to provide health insights and work alongside the app. The ring uses PPG sensors to monitor metrics such as heart rate and blood oxygen, alongside a temperature sensor and an accelerometer to track activity. It then uses data including my HRV, resting heart rate, sleep, and recent activity load to turn the raw measurements into a “Readiness score” from 0 to 100, before suggesting a workout tailored to my current state and my DNA insight.

智能戒指（摄影：Emily Peck）：AlterMe 拥有自己的智能戒指穿戴设备，旨在提供健康洞察并与应用程序配合使用。该戒指使用 PPG 传感器监测心率和血氧等指标，并配有温度传感器和加速度计来追踪活动。然后，它利用包括我的 HRV（心率变异性）、静息心率、睡眠和近期活动负荷在内的数据，将原始测量值转化为 0 到 100 的“就绪度评分”，并据此建议适合我当前状态和 DNA 洞察的锻炼方案。

This type of health tracking is similar to what you get with Oura’s Ring 5 offering. The key difference is that AlterMe is a more closed ecosystem, combining its wearable data with its own genetic insights to generate an AI-powered workout plan every day based on my biometrics.

这种健康追踪方式与 Oura Ring 5 提供的功能类似。关键区别在于，AlterMe 是一个更封闭的生态系统，它将可穿戴设备数据与其自身的基因洞察相结合，每天根据我的生物识别数据生成人工智能驱动的锻炼计划。

Oura, meanwhile, provides detailed sleep, activity, readiness, and broader health insights as well as guided fitness content within its app and integration with services such as Apple Health. Its primary focus, however, remains tracking and interpreting your health and activity data, w

与此同时，Oura 在其应用程序中提供详细的睡眠、活动、就绪度和更广泛的健康洞察，以及指导性的健身内容，并与 Apple Health 等服务集成。然而，它的主要重点仍然是追踪和解读你的健康与活动数据。