Those Apple Watch reminders are more impactful than you think.
now, if you were wondering.) And while tracking your steps, stands, and minutes of exercise can be fun, interesting, and informative on its own, you might be wondering if these gadgets do actually help you become more active, which is the reason most of us buy them in the first place.
A new scientific review says yes, and it has the numbers to back it up. The review, conducted by researchers at the University of Copenhagen and published in" ," looked at data from 121 randomized trials of fitness trackers, involving over 16,700 adults with an average age of 47, and the studies lasted an average of 12 weeks.a day and got 48.5 more minutes of"moderate to vigorous" exercise per week. They also noted that people wearing trackers tended to stand for nearly 10 more minutes, but described this change as too small to be significant.
It's also impressive to truly see what an effect a fitness tracker can have, especially laid out in numbers. Over 1,000 extra steps and almost 50 minutes more exercise is nothing to scoff at, and maybe it'll make you feel a little differently the next time your Apple Watch reminds you that you haven't stood up today.