| ActivPAL micro ™
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Sensor: 3-axis accelerometer. Recording/ battery life: 10+ days |
Step count; time sitting/lying, standing, stepping; number of transitions from standing to sitting; energy expenditure |
Need to connect to PC to download and view data |
Anterior aspect of the thigh |
Ryan et al., 2006 [22]; Godfrey et al., 2007 [23]; Maddocks et al., 2008 [24]; Grant et al., 2008 [25]; Busse et al., 2009 [26]; Harrington et al., 2011 [27]; Storm et al., 2015 [19] |
| Withings Smart Activity Monitor Tracker (Pulse O2) ™
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Sensor: 3-axis accelerometer optoelectronics sensor. Recording/ battery life: 2 weeks |
Step count; distance; elevation; calories; sleep cycle; heart rate & blood O2
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Screen and smart phone application |
On the wrist (detachable wristband); clipped on at the hip (detachable clip); in a pocket |
Ferguson et al., 2015 [28]; Storm et al., 2015 [19] |
| Fitbit One ™
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Sensor: 3-axis accelerometer; altimeter. Recording/ battery life: 10–14 days |
Step count; distance; elevation; calories; sleep cycle |
Screen and smart phone application |
Clipped on at hip or chest level; in a pocket; in a wristband (at night) |
Ferguson et al., 2015 [28]; Storm et al., 2015 [19]; Klassen et al., 2015 [29]; Simpson et al., 2015 [30]; Diaz et al., 2015 [31]; Lee et al., 2014 [32]; Tackas et al., 2014 [20] |
| Garmin Vivofit ™
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Sensor: 3-axis accelerometer. Recording/ battery life: 24/7 recording; more than one year battery life |
Step count; distance; calories; sleep cycle; heart rate; sitting, standing |
Screen and smart phone application |
-Wristband |
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| NL-2000 pedometer ™
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Sensor: piezoelectric strain gauge. Recording/ battery life: 7 day automatic memory; removable 3V lithium battery |
Step count; elevation; calories |
Screen |
-Clipped on at the hip level |
Crouter et al., 2003 [33]; Schneider et al. 2003 [34]; Schneider et al., 2004 [35]; Grant et al., 2008 [25] |
