Despite all activity trackers such as apps on your phone or FitBits:they do not help with weight loss.
It seems so useful to use activity trackers to keep track of how many steps you take per day or to check your blood pressure and cholesterol. It would motivate you to live a healthier life and gain a better understanding of your health. But now research from the University of Florida shows that an activity tracker rarely leads to the loss of excess pounds.
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After analyzing six studies involving about 1,600 people, it emerged that none of the participants showed a significant decrease in cholesterol levels or blood pressure, reports Het Laatste Nieuws.
dr. Jones, a professor at the school of Health Services Research, is surprised at the research results. He thought that the activity trackers would at some point help them lose weight “because they get people moving more, but that's not true. They can motivate people to change their sedentary lifestyle, but in reality people change their lifestyle very little despite the activity trackers.”
