Health
Don't bank on heart-rate accuracy from your activity tracker
(HealthDay)—Wrist-worn activity trackers such as Fitbit don't reliably assess heart rate, a new study finds.
Apr 10, 2017
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Overweight & Obesity
No, fitness trackers do not make you fat and they don't make losing weight harder
The headlines say it all. From "Fitness trackers 'don't help weight loss'" through to claims that fitness trackers can "make users fatter" and that "That Fitness Tracker Might Actually Make Losing Weight Harder".
Sep 22, 2016
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Putting the data into dating
Heart rate, step counts and sleeping patterns may not be the most romantic of topics—but what would happen if you started talking about them on a date?
Apr 21, 2016
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Health
Wearable tech takes aim at health care costs
Stroll around the office or neighborhood six times a day, and earn $1.50 toward your health insurance. Step up activity a bit more and bring the total to $1,400 annually.
Mar 27, 2016
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Health
Share your fitness data for an Apple Watch—or cash
You know you need to exercise more, but there's always next week, or the week after? To entice you to stop procrastinating, your company or insurer might soon reward you for wearing a fitness device to track your steps, heart ...
Mar 2, 2016
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Health
Do fitness trackers make you fitter?
Nearly 20 million fitness trackers were sold last year. These digital devices – which track everything from heart-rate to the number of steps you take – are sold on the promise that they will help the owner lose weight ...
Feb 9, 2016
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Overweight & Obesity
How much weight do you really need to lose?
Most people are aware that being overweight and sedentary is commonly associated with being unhealthy. This has spurred a growth in the sales of fitness trackers with 25 million being sold globally last year. Fitness trackers ...
Jul 21, 2015
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