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 .
Effectiveness of a Smartphone application and wearable device for weight loss in overweight or obese primary care patients: protocol for a randomised controlled trial
Background To evaluate the effectiveness of an experimental intervention based on st and ard diet recommendations plus free Smartphone application ( app ) and wearable device for weight loss , compared with the st and ard diet intervention alone , in primary care patients aged 18 years or older who are overweight or obese . Methods / design Multicentre r and omized , controlled clinical trial . Location : Primary health care centres in the city of Tarragona and surrounding areas . Subjects : 70 primary care patients , aged 18 years or older , with body mass index of 25 g/m2 or greater who wish to lose weight . Description of the intervention : 12 months of st and ard diet recommendations without ( n = 35 ) or with ( n = 35 ) assistance of a free Smartphone app that allows the participant to maintain a record of dietary intake and a bracelet monitor that records physical activity . The outcomes will be weight loss at 12 months ( primary outcome ) , changes in physical activity and cardiometabolic risk factors , frequency of app use , and participant satisfaction after 12 months . Discussion The results of our study will offer evidence of the effectiveness of an intervention using one of the most popular free apps and wearable devices in achieving weight loss among patients who are overweight or obese . If these new technologies are proven effective in our population , they could be readily incorporated into primary care interventions promoting healthy weight . The open design and study characteristics make it impossible for the participants and research ers to be blinded to study group assignment . Research ers responsible for data analysis will be blinded to participant allocation . Trial registration Clinical Register : NCT02417623 . Registered 26 March 2015
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 .