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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.


Etymology

Origin of fitness tracker

First recorded in 2000–05

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Ravika was celebrating her birthday on holiday with her husband when she got an unusual alert from her fitness tracker.

From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026

“There is clearly a shift from fitness tracker and fitness novelty to embedded health device,” said Shawn DuBravac, a futurist and former chief economist for the Consumer Technology Association.

From MarketWatch ● May 28, 2026

The free fitness tracker and gym program are also disappearing.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2025

All participants received a wearable fitness tracker, which connected to an online health portal and enabled researchers to count their baseline daily step count.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 8, 2024

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 ● Jan. 24, 2024

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