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Youth Oriented Activity Trackers: Comprehensive Laboratory- And Field-Based Validation, John R. Sirard, Brittany Masteller, Patty Freedson, Albert Mendoza, Amanda Hickey
Youth Oriented Activity Trackers: Comprehensive Laboratory- And Field-Based Validation, John R. Sirard, Brittany Masteller, Patty Freedson, Albert Mendoza, Amanda Hickey
Kinesiology Department Faculty Publication Series
Background: Commercial activity trackers are growing in popularity among adults and some are beginning to be marketed to children. There is, however, a paucity of independent research examining the validity of these devices to detect physical activity of different intensity levels.
Objectives: The purpose of this study was to determine the validity of the output from 3 commercial youth-oriented activity trackers in 3 phases: (1) orbital shaker, (2) structured indoor activities, and (3) 4 days of free-living activity.
Methods: Four units of each activity tracker (Movband [MB], Sqord [SQ], and Zamzee [ZZ]) were tested in an orbital …