Tracking the Truth: How Reliable Are Your Fitness Wearables and Are They Helping or Hurting?

About this course

Session from the 2026 ACSM Health & Fitness Summit

What you will learn

• Identify the most commonly measured metrics in wearable devices and evaluate the supporting scientific evidence for their accuracy and reliability
• Discuss types of devices, past and future, and the impact these have had on the industry and where the industry is going
• Discuss the potential benefits and limitations of using wearable technology to promote behavior change in fitness and health settings
• Apply practical strategies for helping clients interpret and use wearable data appropriately to support, rather than control, their exercise decisions

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