Treatments and supplements · Physical activity trackers / wearables

Does wearing a fitness tracker actually get me moving more?

What we can tell you today: how thoroughly this has been studied.

Well studied

3 studies, including 2 that bring together the results of several trials in people.

5 Repeated evidence 2 studies

4 Large controlled trial 1 study

This says how thoroughly something has been studied — not whether it works for you. What each study actually found is in the study itself, and in the plain-language write-ups we are adding.

Appears under: Living longer in good health

The studies

5 Repeated evidence Effect of interventions using physical activity trackers on physical activity in people aged 60 years and over: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
2020 · British journal of sports medicine
5 Repeated evidence Examining adherence to activity monitoring devices to improve physical activity in adults with cardiovascular disease: A systematic review.
2020 · European journal of preventive cardiology
4 Large controlled trial Gamifying Accelerometer Use Increases Physical Activity Levels of Sedentary Office Workers.
2019 · Journal of the American Heart Association · 146 participants