{"title":"The Impact of Wearable Activity Tracker in Weight Loss","authors":"Sarah Alsuyayfi","doi":"10.23880/nhij-16000273","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Obesity has become one of the global health issues with increased incidence rate, characterized by excessive weight gain. Although it is identified as a chronic health issue, it can be prevented. Such chronic health issue is known to be associated with genetics, socio-economic status, and poor diet and lifestyle choices. In today’s modern era, technology has a significant influence on changing an individual’s lifestyle. Therefore, the use of wearable activity device tracker can be beneficial in weight loss, helping in proper weight management. These trackers play an important role in encouraging individual for regular exercises, gaining satisfaction by improved health.","PeriodicalId":264619,"journal":{"name":"Nursing & Healthcare International Journal","volume":"9 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Nursing & Healthcare International Journal","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.23880/nhij-16000273","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Obesity has become one of the global health issues with increased incidence rate, characterized by excessive weight gain. Although it is identified as a chronic health issue, it can be prevented. Such chronic health issue is known to be associated with genetics, socio-economic status, and poor diet and lifestyle choices. In today’s modern era, technology has a significant influence on changing an individual’s lifestyle. Therefore, the use of wearable activity device tracker can be beneficial in weight loss, helping in proper weight management. These trackers play an important role in encouraging individual for regular exercises, gaining satisfaction by improved health.