Self-regulated use of a wearable activity sensor is not associated with improvements in physical activity, cardiometabolic risk or subjective health status

Br J Sports Med. 2018 Sep;52(18):1217-1218. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2017-098512. Epub 2017 Dec 8.

Authors

Saurabh S Thosar¹, Meike Niederhausen², Jodi Lapidus², Nora F Fino², Joaquin Cigarroa³, Jessica Minnier², Sandra Colner⁴, Asha Nayak⁴, Luke J Burchill³

Affiliations

¹ Oregon Institute of Occupational Health Sciences, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon, USA.
² Biostatistics and Design Program, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon, USA.
³ Knight Cardiovascular Institute, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon, USA.
⁴ Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, California, USA.

PMID: 29222201
DOI: 10.1136/bjsports-2017-098512

No abstract available

Keywords: cardiovascular; exercise; health promotion; physical activity.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Cardiovascular Diseases / epidemiology
Exercise*
Female
Fitness Trackers*
Health Status*
Humans
Male
Risk Factors