International Journal of Eating DisordersOBJECTIVE A growing body of research, primarily cross-sectional, suggests a relationship between the practice of tracking one's food intake and exercise behaviors using fitness-tracking smartphone applications ("apps") or wearable devices ("wearables ...
Rachel A Berry +2 more
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Fitness Tracking Technologies: Data Privacy Doesn’t Matter? The (Un)Concerns of Users, Former Users, and Non-Users [PDF]
Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, Proceedings of the, 2020 To be concerned about data privacy in the fitness tracking world is apparently not the question of age or fitness level. It also does not necessarily influence the actual use of fitness tracking technologies.
Aylin İlhan
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‘I Don’t Need a Goal’: Attitudes and Practices in Fitness Tracking beyond WEIRD User Groups
International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices and Services, 2021 Fitness trackers have the potential for fostering sustained change and increasing well-being. However, the research community is yet to understand what design features and values need to be embodied in a fitness tracker for long-term engagement.
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Self-tracking behaviour in physical activity: a systematic review of drivers and outcomes of fitness tracking [PDF]
Behavior and Information Technology, 2020 Advances in technologies (e.g. smartphones, wearables) have resulted in the concept of ‘self-tracking’, and the use of self-tracking technologies in physical activity (i.e. fitness tracking) is on the rise.
Daoyan Jin +3 more
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Beyond fitness tracking: The use of consumer-grade wearable data from normal volunteers in cardiovascular and lipidomics research. [PDF]
PLoS Biol, 2018 The use of consumer-grade wearables for purposes beyond fitness tracking has not been comprehensively explored. We generated and analyzed multidimensional data from 233 normal volunteers, integrating wearable data, lifestyle questionnaires, cardiac ...
Lim WK +16 more
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Longitudinal Change and Tracking of Health-Related Physical Fitness in Adolescents Aged 12–16 Years: A Structured Narrative Review [PDF]
ChildrenBackground/Objectives: The period between 12 and 16 years of age coincides with peak pubertal change, declining habitual physical activity, and the consolidation of lifelong behavioral patterns, making it a critical window for understanding how fitness ...
Souhail Bchini +5 more
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JMIR Cardio, 2022 BackgroundModern lifestyle is associated with a high prevalence of physical inactivity. ObjectiveThis study aims to investigate the effect of a wearable tracking device on cardiorespiratory fitness among inactive ...
Lisbeth Hoejkjaer Larsen +3 more
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Exploring Cooperative Fitness Tracking to Encourage Physical Activity Among Office Workers
Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction, 2018 This paper presents a field study on using peer-based cooperative fitness tracking (PCFT) to promote workplace fitness. The social bonding achieved through a collective fitness goal and the sharing of fitness data between two co-workers has been explored
Xipei Ren, Bin Yu
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Calorie tracking and energy balance: links to body image-related factors and functional impairment in a fitness sample [PDF]
Frontiers in NutritionCalorie tracking refers to the monitoring of daily caloric intake, often pursued for health- or weight-related purposes. Previous studies have found associations between tracking and disordered eating; however, the role of individuals’ energy balance and
Fabián Antonio Slama +4 more
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Change and Tracking of Physical Fitness Among Children Aged 5–12 Years: A Systematic Review [PDF]
SportsBackground: Understanding physical fitness (PF) trajectories during childhood is essential because they reflect developmental differences and indicate whether early fitness levels predict later outcomes.
Priscyla Praxedes Gomes +4 more
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