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Your Fitness Tracker Knows Exactly How Sedentary You Are

The global fitness tracker market hit $62 billion in 2024. A randomized controlled trial found zero improvement in weight, blood pressure, or quality of life after a year of tracker use. The industry built a $62 billion market on the gap between measuring behavior and changing it.

By Dr. Alex Chen · 3 min read

Health

A $99 Glucose Sensor Won't Save You From Skipping the Gym

The OTC glucose monitor market hit $370 million in 2024, and healthy people are now strapping biosensors to their arms in the name of wellness. But the research on behavior change in non-diabetics is thin, short-term, and full of caveats. Here is what the evidence actually says, and what to do instead.

By Maya Okafor · 4 min read