fitness tracker

[ fit-nis trak-er ]

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of fitness tracker¹

First recorded in 2000–05

Example Sentences

Whether it’s the fitness tracker on your wrist, the “smart” home appliances in your house or the latest kids’ fad going viral in online videos, they all produce a trove of personal data for big tech companies.

From Los Angeles Times

Turley describes them as “an advanced fitness tracker.”

From Salon

"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

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

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