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 .
The Effects of Physical Activity Feedback on Behavior and Awareness in Employees: Study Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial
Purpose . The SenseWear Armb and ( SWA ) is a multisensor activity monitor that can be used in daily life to assess an individual 's physical activity level ( PAL ) . The primary goal of this study was to analyze the impact of different types of feedback on the PAL of Flemish employees . Methods / Design . We recruited 320 sedentary employees ( age , 41.0 ± 10.7 years ; BMI , 26.2 ± 4.2 kg/m2 ) to participate in the 12-month study . Participants were r and omized into one of four intervention groups after being measured for 7 days and nights by means of the SWA : ( 1 ) a minimal intervention group received no feedback ( MIG , n = 56 ) ; ( 2 ) a pedometer group was provided only information on their daily step count ( PG , n = 57 ) ; ( 3 ) a display group received feedback on calories burned , steps taken , and minutes of physical activity by means of the SWA display ( DG , n = 57 ) ; ( 4 ) a coaching group also received the display and had weekly meetings with a Personal Coach ( CoachG , n = 57 ) . We hypothesize that participants receiving feedback ( SG , DG , and CoachG ) will have a greater increase in physical activity outcome variables compared to participants of the minimal intervention group
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 .