Sliced Bread investigates the latest ad-hyped products and trending fads promising to make us healthier, happier and greener. Are they really ‘the best thing since sliced bread’? In this episode, science presenter Greg Foot discusses fitness trackers.
Millions of us use fitness tracker watches to count how many steps we take each day – they also claim to tell us how we’re sleeping and how stressed we are, as well as a host of other metrics. But how accurate are they – and are they the best thing since Sliced Bread? With multiple watches on each arm, Greg’s being put through his paces at Loughborough University under the watchful eye of Dr James Sanders, Senior Research Associate in digital health for lifestyle.