How well do activity monitors estimate energy expenditure? A systematic review and meta-analysis of the validity of current technologies

R O'Driscoll, J Turicchi, K Beaulieu, S Scott… - British journal of sports …, 2020 - bjsm.bmj.com
Objective To determine the accuracy of wrist and arm-worn activity monitors' estimates of
energy expenditure (EE). Data sources SportDISCUS (EBSCOHost), PubMed, MEDLINE …

Validity of the activPAL monitor to measure stepping activity and activity intensity: A systematic review

Y Wu, JL Petterson, NW Bray, DS Kimmerly… - Gait & Posture, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Accumulating step counts and engaging in moderate-to-vigorous intensity
physical activity is positively associated with numerous health benefits. The activPAL is a …

Estimation of free-living energy expenditure by heart rate and movement sensing: a doubly-labelled water study

S Brage, K Westgate, PW Franks, O Stegle, A Wright… - PloS one, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Background Accurate assessment of energy expenditure (EE) is important for the study of
energy balance and metabolic disorders. Combined heart rate (HR) and acceleration (ACC) …

Comparison of wrist-worn Fitbit Flex and waist-worn ActiGraph for measuring steps in free-living adults

AHY Chu, SHX Ng, M Paknezhad, A Gauterin, D Koh… - PloS one, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Introduction Accelerometers are commonly used to assess physical activity. Consumer
activity trackers have become increasingly popular today, such as the Fitbit. This study …

Assessment of laboratory and daily energy expenditure estimates from consumer multi-sensor physical activity monitors

EA Chowdhury, MJ Western, TE Nightingale… - PloS one, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Wearable physical activity monitors are growing in popularity and provide the opportunity for
large numbers of the public to self-monitor physical activity behaviours. The latest …

Associations among sedentary and active behaviours, body fat and appetite dysregulation: investigating the myth of physical inactivity and obesity

A Myers, C Gibbons, G Finlayson… - British Journal of Sports …, 2017 - bjsm.bmj.com
Background There is considerable disagreement about the association between free-living
physical activity (PA) and sedentary behaviour and obesity. Moreover studies frequently do …

Volume of light versus moderate‐to‐vigorous physical activity: similar benefits for all‐cause mortality?

PF Saint‐Maurice, RP Troiano, D Berrigan… - Journal of the …, 2018 - Am Heart Assoc
Background It is unclear whether the greater benefits of moderate‐to‐vigorous physical
activity (PA) over light PA are attributed to the higher‐intensity PA or simply the greater …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluating the validity and utility of wearable technology for continuously monitoring patients in a hospital setting: systematic review

V Patel, A Orchanian-Cheff, R Wu - JMIR mHealth and uHealth, 2021 - mhealth.jmir.org
Background: The term posthospital syndrome has been used to describe the condition in
which older patients are transiently frail after hospitalization and have a high chance of …

The accuracy of self-reported physical activity questionnaires varies with sex and body mass index

C Quinlan, B Rattray, D Pryor, JM Northey, KJ Anstey… - PLoS …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Background Factors contributing to the accurate measurement of self-reported physical
activity are not well understood in middle-aged adults. We investigated the associations …

[HTML][HTML] Compositional associations of sleep and activities within the 24-h cycle with cardiometabolic health markers in adults

V Farrahi, M Kangas, R Walmsley… - Medicine and science …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Purpose This study aimed to examine how compositions of 24-h time use and time
reallocations between movement behaviors are associated with cardiometabolic health in a …