{"id":188860,"date":"2022-03-29T10:21:22","date_gmt":"2022-03-29T10:21:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/?p=188860"},"modified":"2022-04-05T07:53:31","modified_gmt":"2022-04-05T07:53:31","slug":"fitness-trackers-who-benefits-from-using-them","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/2022\/03\/29\/fitness-trackers-who-benefits-from-using-them\/","title":{"rendered":"Fitness Trackers \u2013 Who Benefits from Using Them?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Do you use a fitness tracker such as Fitbit, Garmin, Suunto, Polar, Apple Watch, or Samsung Watch? They are really popular but they might not be the right choice for everyone. Let\u2019s take a closer look at who benefits from them and who should steer clear.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Fitness trackers can help increase activity<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Research shows<\/a> that wearable fitness trackers can do one thing pretty well. A review of 38 clinical trials with over 4,200 participants reported that these trackers were associated with significantly increased physical activity levels after 15 weeks of use. About 70% of these trials showed increased levels of physical activity.<\/p>\n

This research was done mainly on people who are dealing with diabetes, heart disease, and obesity. Now the question remains whether using fitness trackers would be beneficial for healthy people as well. The answer to that depends on how people use them and how do they interpret the data they get from them.<\/p>\n

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Some people get more anxious after seeing their data<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The problem with seeing the number of steps, quality of sleep, weight changes or heart rate variability is that people interpret them in different ways. Some consider these a way to judge how effective their training routine and lifestyle is. But others view these metrics as a statement of who they are. If seeing poor sleep on your tracker causes you to think \u201cI must be broken\u201d or \u201cwhat\u2019s wrong with me\u201d then tracking might be doing more harm than good. Research suggests<\/a> that there are, in fact, scenarios in which people tend to take fitness tracker data too personally and they become detrimental.<\/p>\n