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Physical activity has been considered an essential health factor. Monitoring and promoting the level of physical activity in day-to-day life can tremendously improve people's health outcomes. With the increase in health awareness among people, the use of fitness devices has significantly increased. Wearable Fitness Technology (WFT) is an innovative technology that has already established its benchmark in the world market. There are various categories of people intending to avail of this facility. These devices positively motivate the users to indulge them in fitness regimes and hence derive health benefits. With the advancement in wearable technology, researchers have received opportunities with a new wave of research. However, most of the research has focused on establishing these devices' reliability and accuracy; very little research focuses on their adoption and acceptance. This paper deals with the user perception and acceptance of WFT.
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Sarkar, S., Chakrabarti, D. (2021). The Perception and Acceptance of Wearable Fitness Devices Among People and Designing Interventions for Prolonged Use. In: Ahram, T.Z., Falcão, C.S. (eds) Advances in Usability, User Experience, Wearable and Assistive Technology. AHFE 2021. Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, vol 275. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-80091-8_12
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