Almost half of American adults don’t meet recommended weekly physical activity levels, but new BYU research suggests a surprisingly simple way to help increase exercise time: just strap on an activity ...

Regular physical activity supports a range of health benefits, including reducing risks for heart disease, and a new study found that women who engaged in the most activity, measured by ...

A basic pedometer can prove suffice for measuring health-promoting physical activity, according to a study comparing pedometers with more complex devices. Simply counting steps captured a remarkable ...

Sports and fitness features not only dominate the wearables market, but continue to drive adoption, according to a report from ABI Research. Activity tracking, which includes simple step counting as ...

If your child struggles to get the recommended hour of activity a day, you might be able to motivate them with a kids activity tracker. A mini and pared down version of adult fitness trackers, kids ...

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One of the three new second-generation Samsung smart watches, the Gear Fit ($200) is a creative and stylish departure from ...

Your fitness tracker, pedometer or smartwatch may motivate you to exercise more and lose weight, Australian researchers say. In a large research review, the investigators found that tracking your ...