Get A Move On

Do fitness trackers make you fitter? Hype before evidence. www.shutterstock.com David A. Ellis , Lancaster University and Lukasz Piwek , University of Bath Nearly 20 million fitness trackers were sold last year . These digital devices – which track everything from heart-rate to the number of steps y …

A brief history (and a look into the future) of fitness technology Shutterstock Brad Millington , University of Bath Have you recently taken ownership of a shiny new activity tracking device? For many people, the essential fitness kit now includes gadgets designed not for sitting and staring at a …