James River: How Smartphones Help Form Fitness Habits

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How Smar tphones, Not Wearable Trackers, May Help You Form Fitness Habits That Stick

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(continued) That’s not to say a wearable tracker might not be a good choice sometime down the road, but, according to Patel, “[people] could start with using their smartphones and then decide if other information from wearables—such as sleep or heart rate—are needed.” A 2015 study in JAMA found that both types of devices were equally as accurate in counting steps. (It’s worth noting, though, that wearables track metrics such as sleep and heart rate, and smartphones typically don’t, according to Patel, who was also involved in this research.) [Smash your goals with a Runner’s World Training Plan, designed for any speed and any distance.] The bottom line? If you don’t want to buy a wearable fitness tracker just yet, your smartphone is an extremely viable and accurate option for holding you accountable to your running and fitness goals.

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Article: www.runnersworld.com/news/a30910770/fitness-tracker-smartphone-vs- wearable-device-study/

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