Activity Trackers: Are They the Answer

Authors

Connor Ogden, Brigham Young University
Neil Peterson, Brigham Young University

Keywords

activity trackers, young adults, cancer mortality, dementia, stroke, diabetes

College

Nursing

Abstract

Physical inactivity in young adults leads to a 40% greater chance of cancer mortality, 50% greater risk of dementia, 60% greater risk of stroke, type 2 diabetes, obesity, and a number of other health related issues1. In our country in which sedentary jobs have increased by 83% since 1950, and 69%2 of all adults are obese or overweight, these health related factors due to inactivity become a real concern. Many companies have created these activity trackers as a solution to solving physical inactivity. The purpose of this project was to evaluate what aspects of the Microsoft Band that young adults felt they liked, disliked, and to what degree they motivated an active lifestyle.

Recommended Citation

Ogden, Connor and Peterson, Neil (2017) "Activity Trackers: Are They the Answer," Journal of Undergraduate Research: Vol. 2017: Iss. 1, Article 281.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jur/vol2017/iss1/281