1、July 2022Picture:Jack Atkinson on Prof.Dr.Anna SchneiderHochschule Fresenius University of Applied Sciences,Cologne(Germany)Dr.Rene ArnoldHuawei,Shenzhen(China)Getting a move onHealth and fitness wearables and apps,a six country survey2 Sample size of over 18,000 respondents across six countries(Chi

2、na,France,Germany,Italy,United Kingdom,United States)to determine the impact of wearables and apps use on physical activity during the pandemic period.Across the six countries surveyed,respondents whose first use of fitness and health devices and apps occurred during and due to the pandemic were twi

3、ce as likely to have increased their physical activity and exercise intensity during the pandemic than the respondents who did not start using a wearable or app during the pandemic.The 3“I”s of health and fitness technology:Inspect:Users track on average between four and five metrics about their bod

4、ies and activity.Interpret:Tracking enables new insights based on the collected data.For instance,around half of users of sleep trackers only found out about their lack of sleep or sleep quality through the tracking output.Improve:Consistently,more than 70%of tracking users find their devices and ap

5、ps helpful in achieving their fitness and health goals.Health and fitness apps effect on exercise intensity is similar across income brackets.Virtually all income brackets in all countries surveyed increase their average daily exercise time when they use tracking functions.Among those who use fitnes

6、s and health technology,the 55+age group is not only using a similar set of functions as younger respondents,but also the elderly(age 55+)in Germany,France,and Italy keep track of more metrics than younger respondents.The 55+age group also sees higher increases in their physical activity by tracking