Physical activity monitoring devices help boost activity levels in adults: Study
3 years, 2 months ago

Physical activity monitoring devices help boost activity levels in adults: Study

Hindustan Times  

A new research has found that physical activity monitors like fitness applications and wearable devices help in increasing the activity levels in adults. Modern physical activity monitoring devices have the potential to change people's behaviour, but studies looking at their effectiveness have often reached different conclusions. To address this uncertainty, researchers in Denmark searched databases for trials comparing activity levels in adults who received feedback from physical activity monitors with control interventions in which no feedback was provided. Nevertheless, they added, this is the first systematic review to summarise the entire body of evidence across different patient populations and different types of physical activity monitors.

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Study finds self-monitoring boosts physical activity in elderly who require care
1 year, 1 month ago

Study finds self-monitoring boosts physical activity in elderly who require care

India TV News  

A recent study conducted by researchers at Kobe University has shed light on a simple yet effective method to enhance physical activity among the elderly in need of long-term care. Older people with long-term care needs have reduced mobility and activity compared to healthy older people, so increasing physical activity is not easy. While the five-week study period was too …

Activity trackers could be agents of behavioural change
2 years, 4 months ago

Activity trackers could be agents of behavioural change

Live Mint  

Insufficient physical activity is a major health threat. According to a World Health Organisation report, almost 500 million people will develop heart disease, obesity, diabetes or other non-communicable ailments attributable to physical inactivity between 2020 and 2030, costing $27 billion annually, if governments don’t take urgent action to encourage more physical activity among their populations. A meta-analysis study, ‘Effectiveness of …

Can wearing activity trackers encourage you toexercise
2 years, 8 months ago

Can wearing activity trackers encourage you toexercise

Live Mint  

Millions of people worldwide believe that fitness trackers, pedometers and smart watches motivate them to exercise more and lose weight, according to a new study by Australian researchers. Wearable activity trackers encourage us to walk up to 40 minutes more each day, resulting in an average 1kg weight loss over five months. Researchers from the University of South Australia reviewed …

Fitbits DO make you move more! Review of over 100 randomised trials finds
3 years, 2 months ago

Fitbits DO make you move more! Review of over 100 randomised trials finds

Daily Mail  

They were written off by many as just another fitness fad. But a new review has found wearable activity devices like Fitbits and Apple watches really can make people more active. Overall, people who wear monitors take an extra 1,200 steps each day and complete nearly 50 minutes more of exercise per week, the results suggested. A study has found …

Wearable fitness trackers aren't as useless as some make them out to be; here's why
3 years, 3 months ago

Wearable fitness trackers aren't as useless as some make them out to be; here's why

Firstpost  

A meta-analysis of 35 studies in various chronic disease populations suggested users added around 2,100 additional steps per day after they started using a wearable activity tracker Melbourne: Wearable fitness trackers will be on many Christmas shopping lists this year, with a vast range of devices hitting the market just in time for the festive season. So far fitness trackers …

Physical activity better for cardiovascular disease patients: Study
3 years, 3 months ago

Physical activity better for cardiovascular disease patients: Study

Hindustan Times  

A new study has found that moderate to vigorous physical activity is associated with risk reductions of non-communicable diseases and mortality. The study published in the journal PLOS Medicine by Thijs Eijsvogels at Radboud University Medical Center, The Netherlands and colleagues has suggested that while risk reduction for healthy individuals plateaus at higher levels of physical activity, those with cardiovascular …

Moderate-vigorous physical activity is most efficient at improving fitness: Study
3 years, 7 months ago

Moderate-vigorous physical activity is most efficient at improving fitness: Study

Hindustan Times  

In the largest study performed to date to understand the relationship between habitual physical activity and physical fitness, researchers from Boston University School of Medicine have found that a higher amount of time spent performing exercise and low-moderate level activity and less time spent sedentary, translated to greater physical fitness. Moderate-vigorous physical activity is most efficient at improving fitness: Study …

Can fitness trackers help fight obesity?
4 years ago

Can fitness trackers help fight obesity?

Live Mint  

The findings of a pooled data analysis of existing evidence suggests that wearable fitness trackers and step counters are helpful in shedding pounds for people who are overweight, obese, or who have weight-related health conditions. The trials looked at the impact of commercially available wearable fitness trackers and research-grade wearable motion sensors and accelerometers) on weight loss and BMI reduction …

Fitness apps and activity trackers help boost physical activity, reduce health risks
4 years, 3 months ago

Fitness apps and activity trackers help boost physical activity, reduce health risks

Live Mint  

Smartphone fitness apps and wearable activity trackers do help boost physical activity levels, finds a review and pooled data analysis of the available evidence. Some of the most effective strategies to increase physical activity include behaviour change techniques, such as self-monitoring and feedback, which smartphone apps and wearable activity trackers can provide. Pooling the data from 28 of these studies …

Fitness apps and activity trackers a success in lockdown, study finds
4 years, 3 months ago

Fitness apps and activity trackers a success in lockdown, study finds

Daily Mail  

Smartphone fitness apps and wearable activity trackers really boost physical activity levels, a new study reveals. After analysing data of 7,454 people, researchers found smartphone apps or activity trackers increased physical activity by an average of 1,850 steps a day. Compared with other approaches, smartphone apps or activity trackers increased physical activity by an average of 1,850 steps a day, …

Health tips: Using pedometers while walking may boost your health later
7 years ago

Health tips: Using pedometers while walking may boost your health later

India TV News  

Researchers have found that people who use pedometers to count their steps as part of a 12-week walking programme, can have a healthier, more active lifestyle later. "We knew that pedometers could improve physical activity levels in the population in the short-term, but long-term health benefits require sustained increases in physical activity levels," said co-author of the study, Tess Harris, …

Smartphone apps may not be accurate at tracking your physical activity
7 years, 3 months ago

Smartphone apps may not be accurate at tracking your physical activity

ABP News  

Washington D.C., Dec. 7 : If you completely rely on your smartphone to monitor your physical activity, then you are probably more active than it shows, finds a recent study. According to the University of British Columbia researchers, the iPhone's built-in pedometer missed about 1,340 steps during a user's typical day when compared to a purpose-built accelerometer worn on the …

Fitness trackers can make you put on weight, study finds
8 years, 6 months ago

Fitness trackers can make you put on weight, study finds

The Independent  

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Wearable fitness monitors DON'T motivate us to exercise - even if we're sporty
8 years, 10 months ago

Wearable fitness monitors DON'T motivate us to exercise - even if we're sporty

Daily Mail  

Many of us believe buying a shiny new fitness tracking device will kickstart our exercise ambitions - leading to a leaner, more sculpted body. But wearable gadgets don't actually motivate exercise at all, a study has found. But wearable fitness monitors don't actually motivate exercise at all, a study found They recruited a group of 36 trainee PE teachers and …

Study finds Fitbit helps monitor physical activity of cardiac patients
9 years ago

Study finds Fitbit helps monitor physical activity of cardiac patients

India TV News  

Sydney: Fitbit -- one of the most popular physical activity-monitoring device -- is a valid and reliable way of monitoring physical actions of cardiac patients, finds a study. "Accurate activity tracking devices offer researchers and clinicians the potential to influence physical activity behaviour change, make a direct and real-time impact on self-management of physical activity and offer clinicians real world …

Check wearable lifestyle monitoring devices before buying
10 years, 6 months ago

Check wearable lifestyle monitoring devices before buying

India TV News  

New York: If you plan to buy a wearable device fitted with health apps to improve your well-being, do not go by its flashy Given the large and quickly growing market for these devices, researchers at the University of Texas analysed 13 of these activity monitors - such as those made by Fitbit, Jawbone or Nike - to compare how …

This app can make obese people agile
10 years, 9 months ago

This app can make obese people agile

India TV News  

New York: If you are used to a sedentary lifestyle, this app can help you become a little active. This smartphone-based app can produce short-term reductions in sedentary behaviour that may be effective in improving health.More sedentary time, regardless of physical activity levels, is associated with greater risk of obesity, cardiovascular disease and mortality. But it's not widely recognised that …

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