Background While widely used and endorsed, there is limited evidence supporting the
benefits of activity trackers for increasing physical activity; these devices may be more …

Background: Direct-to-consumer trackers and devices have potential to enhance theory-
based physical activity interventions by offering a simple and pleasant way to help …

Background: Wearable activity trackers (trackers) are increasingly popular devices used to
track step count and other health indicators. Trackers have the potential to benefit those in …

Background There has been a rapid increase in the use of technology-based activity
trackers to promote behavior change. However, little is known about how individuals use …

Consumer-based physical activity (PA) trackers, also known as wearables, are increasingly
being used in research studies as intervention or measurement tools. One of the most …

Background: The range of benefits associated with regular physical activity participation is
irrefutable. Despite the well-known benefits, physical inactivity remains one of the major …

Background: A lack of physical activity is considered to cause 6% of deaths globally.
Feedback from wearables such as activity trackers has the potential to encourage daily …

Background: Only 5% of Canadian youth meet the recommended 60 minutes of moderate to
vigorous physical activity (MVPA) per day, with leisure time being increasingly allocated to …

Background Despite a range of efforts to increase physical activity participation in Australia,
inactivity levels in older adults have remained high over recent decades, contributing to …

Background There has been a rapid increase in the use of commercially available activity
trackers, such as Fitbit, in physical activity intervention research. However, little is known …