It's that time of year when many people are getting started on their resolutions for the year ahead. Doing more physical activity is a popular and worthwhile goal. If you're hoping to be more active ...

Battery life: You want your device to keep up with you and your lifestyle, so battery life is key. There's nothing worse than finishing a workout and realizing that it wasn't tracked. Water resistance ...

After living with activity trackers meant to help him stay fit, columnist Danny Sullivan finds "big data" didn't translate into more motivation. Danny Sullivan is a journalist who has covered the ...

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Ever since they came onto the market, fitness trackers have prompted varying opinions about their efficacy. Some studies suggest these wearables can have a negative psychological impact or that they ...

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 ...

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 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 effectively screen for disease?

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.

Interventions using wearables or smartphones to track daily movement were shown to significantly boost physical activity among patients with a history of heart disease and stroke, researchers reported ...

A new study shows that data gathered from wearable activity trackers can be used to obtain several metrics associated with the user's general physical health and cardiovascular health status. A new ...

It’s that time of year when many people are getting started on their resolutions for the year ahead. Doing more physical activity is a popular and worthwhile goal. If you’re hoping to be more active ...