Study suggests that fitness apps are just as accurate as wearable devices

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Although most wearable fitness-tracking devices do offer a wealth of features, the fact is that many of those features are based on the number of steps that the user has walked or run. According to a new study, inexpensive smartphone apps are just as good if not better at measuring that sort of data... Continue Reading Study suggests that fitness apps are just as accurate as wearable devices

Section: Sports

Tags: Apps, Fitness, Monitoring, University of Pennsylvania, Wearable

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