fitness tracker

American  

[fit-nis trak-er] / ˈfɪt nɪs ˈtræk ər /

noun

1. a wearable electronic device or a software application that monitors one's physical fitness and daily physical activity.

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Etymology

Origin of fitness tracker

First recorded in 2000–05

Example Sentences

If you connect a fitness tracker to the app and hit certain milestones—10,000 steps in a day, or a 30-minute workout—you automatically get three Dick’s loyalty points.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 14, 2026

The 43-year-old dad-of-two wears a fitness tracker which gives him a daily rundown of how he's slept.

From BBC • Dec. 5, 2025

"Altogether, the combination of data from the fitness tracker and smartphone lets us distinguish between healthy participants and those with MS with a high degree of accuracy," Gashi says.

From Science Daily • Apr. 18, 2024

On Wednesday, Amazon also said it was winding down its Halo fitness tracker business.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 27, 2023

Next Ventures, which he started in 2019, has made more than a dozen investments, including in the fitness tracker Oura Ring and Outside magazine.

From New York Times • Dec. 9, 2022