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

Vandendriessche estimates that participants can burn between 400 and 900 calories in a 45-minute class, based on data from his Apple Watch and the fitness tracker Myzone.

From Los Angeles Times

To investigate the effects of exercising with one's spouse and receiving real-time fitness feedback on the level of physical activity in older adults, the NTU researchers gave 240 participants a fitness tracker, which records information such as the number of steps taken, heart rate, distance covered, calories burned, minutes of activity, and sleep data.

From Science Daily

Professor Trueman, who pioneered the otolith decoding method, explained: "All fish have a stony tissue in their ear called an otolith, or 'ear stone', which enables them to perceive noise and to balance. Our new work uses variations in the levels of natural stable isotopes of carbon and oxygen in the otolith to reveal each tuna's individual metabolic rate. This can tell us when waters are getting too hot for the fish to handle -it's like a natural fitness tracker."

From Science Daily

Though he was told it would only take “one or two minutes” to cut the titanium ring off, the 33-year-old singer noted the fitness tracker was “not off yet” after an hour.

From Los Angeles Times

I wouldn’t be surprised if it put your fitness tracker on the fritz, even if you amble around listening to Meryl Streep read the audio version.

From New York Times