Fitbitters of the world, unite! How the Soviets invented fitness tracking

Health and fitness monitoring devices promise a future of good health and pre-emptive diagnosis. Not to mention reduced (for some) insurance premiums. So what connects our new obsession with personal productivity with the dogma of Trotsky, Lenin and Stalin?
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2016/nov/02/personal-health-surveillance-medical-revolution-or-stalinist-nightmare?source=Snapzu