If your child struggles to get the recommended hour of activity a day, you might be able to motivate them with a kids activity tracker. A mini and pared down version of adult fitness trackers, kids ...

Corneel Vandelanotte receives research funding from the National Health and Medical Research Council, the Australian Research Council, the National Heart Foundation of Australia, and the Medical ...

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Objective To determine the effectiveness of physical activity interventions involving mobile applications (apps) or trackers with automated and continuous self-monitoring and feedback. Design ...

Fitbit, Apple Watch or Oura ring, wearable technology is in high demand among the health conscious. But beyond measuring heart rates and blood pressure, could fitness trackers be used to test for and ...

Wearable tech was big at CES this year, where we saw dozens of gadgets to clip on to clothing, wear on a wrist, strap to our heads (or helmets), and even slip on your feet. Many of these wearables are ...

They promise to track your activity and keep you in shape. But how well do activity trackers and fitness bands really work? A real-life journey into the world of health-meets-tech. Danny Sullivan ...

New findings from Australian researchers have endorsed what millions of people around the world believe: fitness trackers, pedometers and smart watches motivate us to exercise more and lose weight.

Most people with advanced kidney disease are physically inactive. This inactivity is associated with increased dialysis symptom burden, hospitalization and mortality. 1 In people with advanced kidney ...

Step trackers, which some people call pedometers, monitor the number of steps a person takes during the day. These devices may help individuals keep an eye on their activity levels. In their most ...

A lightweight bracelet that can continuously track 3D hand movements could bring activity tracking to the next level, believe researchers from Cornell University and the University of ...