Becker's Healthcare July 27, 2022
Wearing fitness and health tracking devices may help users become more active and lose weight, according to an August 2022 study published in the Lancet.
The researchers collated and analyzed 39 systematic reviews and meta-analyses that reported data on how health changes when wearing fitness tracking devices. In total, the sample of studies they reviewed represented more than 160,000 people.
When all the information from the studies was taken together, they found that fitness trackers and wearable devices increased physical activity, accounting for 1,800 extra steps...