Advantages of wearable fitness devices, according to recent studies, reveal that there is no evidence to support the claim that these wearable fitness devices provide any impacts on efforts to lose weight.
Advantages of wearable fitness devices may just be a marketing hype
In a recent issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), researchers conducted a six-month study of some 471 individuals ranging from ages 18 to 35 who participated in a clinical trial for low-calorie diet program coupled with group counseling and physical exercise all throughput the study duration.
They were made to wear a fitness device that allowed them to conduct their own monitoring of their diet and randomly selected some participants to some control measures like a fitness website, daily email or SMS reminders about their weight-loss program for another six months.
Disappointing results
The results were somewhat disappointing after the experiment and they found that those who took only regular exercise fared better at losing weight than those who were asked to wear fitness bands.
Study author John Jakicic of the University of Pittsburgh sad that even after two years, a comparison based on the participants of the study showed that those who wore fitness bands were on average five pounds less effective than their standard counterparts who followed the diet and exercise routines of the program.
Even when Jakicic and his team picked the 12 and 18-month measurements, the standard group fared better still.
Overall, the average weight for those who wore the trackers was at 212 pounds when they started and ended up at 205 pounds after 2 years, with a total weight loss of 7.7 pounds.
The standard group, on the other hand, started out with an average of 210 pounds and ended at 197 pounds for the same time period, making their total weight loss at 13 pounds.
“We should not send the message that these wearable technologies do not help with weight loss — there were some in our study for whom it made a difference.
“There is so much more that we need to learn about how these devices lead to behaviour change,” Jakicic points out, adding that there is still much to be studied about the effects of wearable devices and that several factors may have affected the results of that study.
He also adds that other research may still be needed to come out with more conclusive evidence to be able to determine the actual results that could corroborate their findings.
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