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Factors influencing actual usage of fitness tracking devices: Empirical evidence from the UTAUT model

Health Marketing Quarterly, 2021
This research investigates factors influencing the actual usage of wearable fitness devices. Based on the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology, the authors propose that privacy concerns, social influence, data accuracy, device engagement ...
Anubhav A. Mishra, L. Baker-Eveleth, Prachi Gala, Julia Stachofsky   +3 more
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‘There’s only so much data you can handle in your life’: accommodating and resisting self-surveillance in women’s running and fitness tracking practices

Qualitative Research in Sport, Exercise and Health, 2020
The widespread use of Fitbits, Garmins and Apple Watches is emblematic of the ‘Quantified Self’ (QS) movement, where participants utilise digital self-tracking devices to generate a broad range of data on their health and fitness for the purposes of self-
K. Esmonde
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Rewarding Fitness Tracking—The Communication and Promotion of Health Insurers’ Bonus Programs and the Use of Self-Tracking Data

Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 2018
Tamara Heck, Maria Henkel, Julia Göretz
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Socioeconomic Position and the Tracking of Physical Activity and Cardiorespiratory Fitness From Childhood to Adulthood.

American Journal of Epidemiology, 2009
This study examined the influence of childhood socioeconomic position (SEP) and social mobility on activity and fitness tracking from childhood into adulthood.
Alison J Venn, Verity Cleland, Terence Dwyer   +2 more
exaly   +1 more source

Social Reflections on Fitness Tracking Data: A Study with Families in Low-SES Neighborhoods

International Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, 2019
Wearable activity trackers can encourage physical activity (PA)-a behavior critical for preventing obesity and reducing the risks of chronic diseases.
Herman Saksono, C. Castaneda-Sceppa, Jessica A. Hoffman, Magy Seif El-Nasr, V. Morris, A. Parker   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Training, tracking, and traversing: digital materiality and the production of bodies and/in space in runners’ fitness tracking practices

Leisure Studies, 2019
The impact of the Quantified Self (QS) movement, or the digital quantification of the body for the purposes of self-betterment, on leisure has been well-established within the literature.
K. Esmonde
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Three-Year Longitudinal Fitness Tracking in Top-Level Competitive Youth Ice Hockey Players.

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 2019
Cordingley, DM, Sirant, L, MacDonald, PB, and Leiter, JR. Three-year longitudinal fitness tracking in top-level competitive youth ice hockey players. J Strength Cond Res 33(11): 2909-2912, 2019-The purpose of this retrospective review was to report the ...
Dean M. Cordingley, Luke Sirant, P. MacDonald, J. Leiter   +3 more
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Can Mobile Apps Motivate Fitness Tracking? A Study of Technological Affordances and Workout Behaviors

Health Communication, 2018
Can workout apps actually motivate users to sustain an exercise routine? If so, what are the key characteristics of these apps that engage long-term users? We conducted a content analysis to find out.
Maria D. Molina, S. Sundar
semanticscholar   +1 more source

An Investigation of Heartrate Sensing Accuracy by Wrist-Worn Fitness Tracking Devices

Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2019
Preliminary results of assessing the accuracy of heartrate measurement by four wrist-worn fitness tracking devices (WFT) during waking and stationary biking in five healthy subjects (2F; age 26.4±3.20 years; BMI 24.7±1.92 kg/m2) are reported. The results
Ahmad F. Turki, Mahrshi B. Jani, Kan Ding, Rong Zhang, K. Behbehani   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

FitSight: Tracking and Feedback Engine for Personalized Fitness Training

User Modeling, Adaptation, and Personalization
Physical fitness presents a significant challenge in ensuring proper exercise posture. Individuals who work out need help maintaining correct exercise posture during their workouts.
Hitesh Kotte, Florian Daiber, Milos Kravcík, Nghia Duong-Trung   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source