Wearable activity trackers (WAT) are electronic monitoring devices that enable users to track
and monitor their health-related physical fitness metrics including steps taken, level of …

Background Although many wearable devices for monitoring and tracking physical activity
are available to consumers, relatively few research studies have been conducted to …

Background Physical activity helps people maintain a healthy weight and reduces the risk
for several chronic diseases. Although this knowledge is widely recognized, adults and …

There is a growing interest in using wearable devices to improve cardiovascular risk factors
and care. This review evaluates how wearable devices are used for cardiovascular disease …

Background Interventions aiming to promote active school travel (AST) are being
implemented globally to reverse AST decline. This systematic literature provides an update …

Background: The use of mobile health (mHealth) interventions, including smartphone apps,
for the prevention of cardiovascular disease (CVD) has demonstrated mixed results for …

Objective Purpose. The following review synthesized the currently available literature
evaluating the effectiveness of smartphone‐based physical activity applications on various …

Objectives To identify and evaluate the effect of interventions that used cell phones as a
means to promote physical activity (PA). Methods The databases searched were …

Gamification represents an effective way to incentivize user behavior across a number of
computing applications. However, despite the fact that physical activity is essential for a …

Background: Mobile technology gives researchers unimagined opportunities to design new
interventions to increase physical activity. Unfortunately, it is still unclear which elements are …