For a while now, Apple has been boasting about its smartwatch and how it carries the potential of providing some great health benefits.
But you’ll be amazed at how this particular fitness tracker may be misleading in terms of its actual greatness in losing weight.
Experts are weighing in on the hype surrounding the watch and how far it can go to shed some of those extra pounds. After all, the Cupertino firm claims it’s worth the investment.
Thanks to one new report by the Washington Post, recent research is being talked about that unravels the mystery surrounding the device. And as per the results, it fails to give wearers the motivation they need to alter their behavior.
The study highlights some different aspects worth a mention regarding the way fitness trackers function. Do they really impact motivation and physical activity? And what changes are they capable of in terms of shedding those extra inches and normalizing your blood pressure?
Also, a study on Fitbit was also spoken about as the way through which it kept a better guard on users’ health and wellness during the time of the study. But after a period of follow-up comprising one year, users went back to their unhealthy ordeals.
Meanwhile, an expert on subjects like obesity and weight control says that certain goods function with the thought that when a user is provided details, they just might alter their behavior. But in reality, that is not the case. It might produce temporary results but in the long term, we don’t see it happening.
When users are provided with devices, their behavior isn’t necessarily altered. It may do so for a while but after that, the product makes its way inside their cupboards or drawers. Or even if they do wear it, they stop paying heed.
Another study from 2016 proved how adults that focused on dieting and wearing such products for 18 months lost less weight than those who opted not to wear or use anything. Moreover, those that wore the products also ended up moving much less than the rest.
Meanwhile, another theory shed light on the likes of how measuring body weight may alter the psychological experience linked to getting active and staying fit.
Moreover, another study highlighted how measurements were similar to undermining the body’s intrinsic motivation for simple exercises like walks. You start believing that such a normal activity is a task and that makes you engage in it less. It’s almost as if the motivation is less.
The mental theory behind this is definitely unique. You don’t get to understand how the device affects a certain person. Some do get more competitive and compare results with friends and loved ones. That’s their motivation to do better and stay healthier.
On the other hand, some glance over the report from their watch and claim to have lazy days and end up sabotaging themselves for the behavior.
A study from 2017 showed how adolescents witnessed trackers negatively affecting their daily routine. They felt it increased pressure and was so demoralizing for them in the end.
Other experts have proven that gadgets aren’t giving the additional support required to carry out long-term changes in their lifestyles. What people do need is to set out goals, attain social support, showcase different behaviors, and even plan out their actions.
Today, stats prove how 40% of users owning fitness trackers keep a track of their data while exercising. But again, experts from organizations like WeightWeighters fail to witness any link between its user and productive results for weight loss.
Read next: Tech CEOs Are Declared Incompetent in Their Fields and the Employees Are Paying the Price of the Mistakes
But you’ll be amazed at how this particular fitness tracker may be misleading in terms of its actual greatness in losing weight.
Experts are weighing in on the hype surrounding the watch and how far it can go to shed some of those extra pounds. After all, the Cupertino firm claims it’s worth the investment.
Thanks to one new report by the Washington Post, recent research is being talked about that unravels the mystery surrounding the device. And as per the results, it fails to give wearers the motivation they need to alter their behavior.
The study highlights some different aspects worth a mention regarding the way fitness trackers function. Do they really impact motivation and physical activity? And what changes are they capable of in terms of shedding those extra inches and normalizing your blood pressure?
Also, a study on Fitbit was also spoken about as the way through which it kept a better guard on users’ health and wellness during the time of the study. But after a period of follow-up comprising one year, users went back to their unhealthy ordeals.
Meanwhile, an expert on subjects like obesity and weight control says that certain goods function with the thought that when a user is provided details, they just might alter their behavior. But in reality, that is not the case. It might produce temporary results but in the long term, we don’t see it happening.
When users are provided with devices, their behavior isn’t necessarily altered. It may do so for a while but after that, the product makes its way inside their cupboards or drawers. Or even if they do wear it, they stop paying heed.
Another study from 2016 proved how adults that focused on dieting and wearing such products for 18 months lost less weight than those who opted not to wear or use anything. Moreover, those that wore the products also ended up moving much less than the rest.
Meanwhile, another theory shed light on the likes of how measuring body weight may alter the psychological experience linked to getting active and staying fit.
Moreover, another study highlighted how measurements were similar to undermining the body’s intrinsic motivation for simple exercises like walks. You start believing that such a normal activity is a task and that makes you engage in it less. It’s almost as if the motivation is less.
The mental theory behind this is definitely unique. You don’t get to understand how the device affects a certain person. Some do get more competitive and compare results with friends and loved ones. That’s their motivation to do better and stay healthier.
On the other hand, some glance over the report from their watch and claim to have lazy days and end up sabotaging themselves for the behavior.
A study from 2017 showed how adolescents witnessed trackers negatively affecting their daily routine. They felt it increased pressure and was so demoralizing for them in the end.
Other experts have proven that gadgets aren’t giving the additional support required to carry out long-term changes in their lifestyles. What people do need is to set out goals, attain social support, showcase different behaviors, and even plan out their actions.
Today, stats prove how 40% of users owning fitness trackers keep a track of their data while exercising. But again, experts from organizations like WeightWeighters fail to witness any link between its user and productive results for weight loss.
Read next: Tech CEOs Are Declared Incompetent in Their Fields and the Employees Are Paying the Price of the Mistakes
