CONCLUSIONS Utilizing a consumer-based wearable activity tracker as either the primary component of an intervention or as part of a broader physical activity intervention has the potential to increase physical activity participation .
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 contributing factors to ill-health throughout industrialized countries .
Traditional lifestyle interventions such as group education or telephone counseling are effective at increasing physical activity participation ; however , physical activity levels tend to decline over time .
Consumer-based wearable activity trackers that allow users to objective ly monitor activity levels are now widely available and may offer an alternative method for assisting individuals to remain physically active .
OBJECTIVE This review aim ed to determine the effects of interventions utilizing consumer-based wearable activity trackers on physical activity participation and sedentary behavior when compared with interventions that do not utilize activity tracker feedback .
Enhancing physical activity and reducing obesity through smartcare and financial incentives: A pilot randomized trial.
OBJECTIVE A pilot r and omized trial assessed the feasibility and effectiveness of an intervention combining Smartcare ( activity tracker with a smartphone application ) and financial incentives . METHODS A three-arm , open-label r and omized controlled trial design involving traditional education , Smartcare , and Smartcare with financial incentives was involved in this study . The latter group received financial incentives depending on the achievement of daily physical activity goals ( process incentive ) and weight loss targets ( outcome incentive ) . Male university students ( N = 105 ) with body mass index of ≥27 were enrolled . RESULTS The average weight loss in the traditional education , Smartcare , and Smartcare with financial incentives groups was -0.4 , -1.1 , and -3.1 kg , respectively , with significantly greater weight loss in the third group ( both Ps < 0.01 ) . The final weight loss goal was achieved by 0 , 2 , and 10 participants in the traditional education , Smartcare , and Smartcare with financial incentives groups ( odds ratio for the Smartcare with financial incentive vs. Smartcare = 7.27 , 95 % confidence interval : 1.45 - 36.47 ) . Levels of physical activity were significantly higher in this group . CONCLUSIONS The addition of financial incentives to Smartcare was effective in increasing physical activity and reducing obesity
CONCLUSIONS Utilizing a consumer-based wearable activity tracker as either the primary component of an intervention or as part of a broader physical activity intervention has the potential to increase physical activity participation .
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 contributing factors to ill-health throughout industrialized countries .
Traditional lifestyle interventions such as group education or telephone counseling are effective at increasing physical activity participation ; however , physical activity levels tend to decline over time .
Consumer-based wearable activity trackers that allow users to objective ly monitor activity levels are now widely available and may offer an alternative method for assisting individuals to remain physically active .
OBJECTIVE This review aim ed to determine the effects of interventions utilizing consumer-based wearable activity trackers on physical activity participation and sedentary behavior when compared with interventions that do not utilize activity tracker feedback .