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

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

The free fitness tracker and gym program are also disappearing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 15, 2025

The fourth group -- a control group -- received no incentives but got the fitness tracker, along with daily messages that noted their step count.

From Science Daily • Apr. 8, 2024

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 • Aug. 24, 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