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Accurate Fitness Trackers for People with Obesity

By Shirley Eichenberger-Archer, JD, MA / September 16, 2025

New research solves the problem of inaccurate fitness trackers for people of different sizes. Many may not realize that fitness trackers often miscalculate calorie burn for people with obesity, largely due to differences in gait, speed and energy output. To solve this problem, researchers from Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, created a validated, wrist-based algorithm…

People Are Talking About . . .

By Shirley Eichenberger-Archer, JD, MA / September 16, 2024

A high-intensity, eight-week ‘Pickleballers’ class is being offered at Crunch Fitness gyms in NY, NY and LA this summer to capitalize on the surge in pickleball popularity; … The finding by University of Basel researchers that physical exercises can prevent nerve damage from chemotherapy that cannot be treated with medication; … Equinox offers a new…

Activity Trackers from Biodegradable Materials

By Shirley Eichenberger-Archer, JD, MA / September 5, 2023

Researchers have developed sensors that can be used in activity trackers and health monitoring devices that are made from natural ingredients.

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