Accuracy and Adoption of Wearable Technology Used by Active Citizens: A Marathon Event Field Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Today, runners use wearable technology such as global positioning system (GPS)-enabled sport watches to track and optimize their training activities, for example, when participating in a road race event. For this purpose, an increasing amount of low-priced, consumer-oriented wearable devices are available. However, the variety of such devices is overwhelming. It is unclear which devices are used by active, healthy citizens and whether they can provide accurate tracking results in a diverse study population. No published literature has yet assessed the dissemination of wearable technology in such a cohort and related influencing factors.

Objective

The aim of this study was 2-fold: (1) to determine the adoption of wearable technology by runners, especially "smart" d

SUBMITTER: Pobiruchin M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5350460 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature