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Wearable fitness trackers can make you seven times more likely to stick to your workouts – new research

By Matthew Cocks, Reader, Exercise Physiology, Liverpool John Moores University
Katie Hesketh, Assistant Professor in Exercise Prescription, University of Birmingham

Our study also found that people who used a wearable fitness tracker were three times more likely to still be active a year later.

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