How consumer physical activity monitors could transform human physiology research

• Published in: American journal of physiology. Regulatory, integrative and comparative physiology Vol. 312; no. 3; pp. R358 - R367
• Main Authors: Wright, Stephen P., Hall Brown, Tyish S., Collier, Scott R., Sandberg, Kathryn
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States American Physiological Society 01.03.2017
• Subjects: Actigraphy - instrumentation; Actigraphy - methods; Actigraphy - trends; Biomedical Research - instrumentation; Biomedical Research - methods; Biomedical Research - trends; Equipment Design; Equipment Failure Analysis; Exercise - physiology; Fitness Trackers - trends; Humans; Mobile Applications - trends; Physiology - instrumentation; Physiology - methods; Physiology - trends; Review; Technology Assessment, Biomedical; Telemedicine - instrumentation; Telemedicine - methods; Telemedicine - trends; wearable device; fitness trackers; activity tracker; accelerometer

A sedentary lifestyle and lack of physical activity are well-established risk factors for chronic disease and adverse health outcomes. Thus, there is enormous interest in measuring physical activity in biomedical research. Many consumer physical activity monitors, including Basis Health Tracker, Bod...