Activity tracking apps on smartphones are more accurate than fitness tracking wearables when it comes to step counts, according to a small study conducted by researchers at the University of ...

While Apple's built-in Activity app tracks your daily steps, it doesn't offer a way to display this information as a step count directly on your Apple Watch face. Fortunately, there's a simple ...

Tracking your daily steps is a simple yet effective way to monitor your physical activity and stay motivated toward your fitness goals. Whether you're aiming to lose weight, boost your fitness, or ...

Objective To examine whether a multicomponent commercial fitness app with very small (‘micro’) financial incentives (FI) ...

If you Google “Whoop step count,” you’ll find a combative post by the company about why it doesn’t count steps. “Simply put, no, it doesn’t [count steps]. Counting the number of steps you take ignores ...

Apps designed to increase physical activity may be useful in increasing daily step counts for users who believe the intervention beneficial, but not for those who do not. The app's effectiveness is ...

The Apple Watch does a lot, which can be a blessing and a curse. Perhaps its most popular features are its various health-tracking technologies that have become common in most modern smartwatches.