UNC study determines effectiveness of physical fitness trackers
Posted Jan 11, 2016
The University of North Carolina's Gillings School of Global Public Health partnered with the research institute RTI International to see if Fitbits and other activity trackers are truly accurate. The study found these devices were most accurate when counting steps and less reliable when measuring sleep quality.
(Daily Tar Heel)
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