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 …

Objective: To examine whether a fitness tracker (FT) intervention changes physical activity
(PA) behavior compared to a control condition or compared to an alternative intervention …

Background The popularity of consumer-wearable activity trackers has led the scientific
community to conduct an increasing number of intervention studies integrating them to …

Background: The prevalence of obesity in children and adolescents remains a global public
health issue. Wearable devices may offer new opportunities for prevention and intervention …

Wearable technologies represent a novel approach in the prevention of obesity and
overweight that encourages users to engage in physical activities aided by technological …

Background: Fitness devices have spurred the development of apps that aim to motivate
users, through interventions, to increase their physical activity (PA). Personalization in the …

Self-monitoring of dietary intake, physical activity, and weight is a key strategy in behavioral
interventions, and some interventions provide self-monitoring feedback to facilitate goal …

Background Young adulthood has become synonymous with the development of poor
lifestyle behaviours associated with an increased risk of preventable chronic disease in later …

Young adulthood is associated with the highest rate of weight gain compared with any other
adult age group. This review evaluates the effectiveness of interventions with adiposity …

Objective: To describe strategies used to recruit and retain young adults in nutrition, physical
activity and/or obesity intervention studies, and quantify the success and efficiency of these …