Experts weigh in on what the future holds for fitness trackers.
Some emerging fitness technologies could come with detrimental downsides, experts say.
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Do you live in the worlds laziest country!
US scientists have amassed “planetary-scale” data from people’s smartphones to see how active we really are.
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Wearable usage in the U.S. will jump almost 60% in 2015
We will continue to see double-digit growth in the number of Americans using wearable devices over the next several years, according to eMarketer’s first wearables forecast. In 2015, 39.5 million US adults 18 and over will use wearables, including smartwatches and fitness trackers. That’s a jump of 57.7% over 2014. While penetration among US adults is just 16.0% this year, eMarketer expects that to double by 2018, to 81.7 million users.
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Nike+ now has over 18 million members tracking their exercise
NikeFuel allows fitness enthusiasts to compare their performance and daily routines across multiple disciplines.
Nike+, Nike’s online platform for tracking personal exercise logged with a FuelBand, SportWatch or Nike+ fitness app, now has over 18 million members worldwide.
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Fitbit Tracks Activities And Sleep 24/7
Fitbit – Wearable Sensor
The simple pedometer has been given a makeover. Fitbit, a startup based in San Francisco, has built a small, unobtrusive sensor that tracks a person’s movement 24 hours a day to produce a record of her steps taken, her calories burned, and even the quality of her sleep. Data is wirelessly uploaded to the Web so that users can monitor their activity and compare it with that of their friends.
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