ANT+ is primarily designed for collection and transfer of sensor data, to manageable units of various types. The three main areas of operation are sport, wellness and home health. It can be used for data-transfer for a number of devices:[3][4][5]
heart rate monitors
speed sensors
cadence sensors
foot pods
power meters
activity monitors
calorimeters
body mass index measuring devices
blood pressure monitors
blood glucose meters
pulse oximeters
positions tracking
short range homing beacons (Disc Golf, GeoCaching)[6]
weight measuring devicesa
control of music playersa
temperature sensorsa
a = not in order of release yet
This allows for it to be used for general fitness tasks as well as medical functions. Currently the ANT+ is implemented on more than 35 applications, produced by 27 different manufacturers.[7]