Warnings & praises about fitness trackers by sports scientist Cailbhe Doherty from the University College of Dublin, Ireland

Last Updated on October 11, 2024 by pg@petergamma.org

Cailbhe Doherty is Assistant Professor at University College Dublin

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  • I am a researcher and Assistant Professor at the University College Dublin School of Public Health, Physiotherapy & Sports Science.
  • My expertise lies in the areas of wearable technologies, machine learning, and sports science.
  • I am currently focused on research, teaching, and supervising doctoral and master’s level students.

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https://www.linkedin.com/in/cailbhe-doherty-9082baba/?originalSubdomain=ie

We found Cailbhe Doherty in an Interview about Fitness Trackers in the Tages Anzeiger Zurich. The article was published on 9.10.2024:

https://www.tagesanzeiger.ch/schrittzaehler-pulsmesser-schlaftracker-interview-zu-wearables-von-apple-fitbit-oder-garmin-758695488041

  • Pedometer, heart rate monitor, sleep tracker: Interview about wearables from Apple, Fitbit or Garmin
  • Do you measure your step count or even your sleep? This expert warns against this.
  • Sports scientist Cailbhe Doherty examined how accurate the devices from Apple, Fitbit and Garmin are.
  • His conclusion is ambivalent – and yet he also praises them.
  • Studies show that many wearables are inaccurate and often unvalidated.
  • Excessive self-monitoring can lead to negative effects, especially when it comes to sleep.
  • Company privacy practices are critical to purchasing

Cailbhe Doherty wrote also several papers about fitness trackers:

https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=iM9ug6IAAAAJ&view_op=list_works&sortby=pubdate

as for instance:

The Validity of Apple Watch Series 9 and Ultra 2 for Serial Measurements of Heart Rate Variability and Resting Heart Rate

https://scholar.google.com/citations?view_op=view_citation&hl=en&user=iM9ug6IAAAAJ&sortby=pubdate&citation_for_view=iM9ug6IAAAAJ:4OULZ7Gr8RgC

Bridging Gaps in Wearable Technology for Exercise and Health professionals: A brief review

https://scholar.google.com/citations?view_op=view_citation&hl=en&user=iM9ug6IAAAAJ&sortby=pubdate&citation_for_view=iM9ug6IAAAAJ:fPk4N6BV_jEC

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