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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lifestyle
Saman Javed

Fitness trackers motivate people to walk 40 minutes extra per day, study finds

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Wearing a fitness tracker influences people to walk an extra 40 minutes every day, a new study suggests.

Researchers at the University of South Australia reviewed almost 400 studies involving 164,000 people, finding that wearable activity trackers could help prevent health conditions caused by lack of exercise.

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