How Fitbit Changes Physical Activity Behaviors

PRODUCT

Fitbit

We're a passionate team dedicated to health and fitness who are building products that help transform people's lives. While health can be serious business, we feel it doesn't have to be. We believe you're more likely to reach your goals if you're encouraged to have fun, smile, and feel empowered along the way.

Studies on the efficacy of

Fitbit

Finkelstein (2015)

Effectiveness of Activity Trackers With and Without Incentives to Increase Physical Activity (TRIPPA): A Randomised Controlled Trial

Smartphone Interventions for Long-Term Health Management of Chronic Diseases: An Integrative Review

How

Fitbit

changes

Physical Activity

behaviors

Gamification,Self-Monitoring or Tracking,Social Support,Education or Information,Reminders, Cues, & Triggers,Rewards & Incentives,Tracking behavior,Feedback

Gamification

Sidekick Health,Flowy,Fitbit,SuperBetter,"Zombies, Run!",Sanvello,WHOOP,Akili,Headspace,Welltok,WW,Healium,CHESS,Welltory,Fabulous,RunKeeper,Neuroon,Oura Ring,Fitbit Health Solutions,RedBrick Health,Strava,Remente,Virgin Pulse,Nudge Rewards,AppliedVR

Block et al. (2015),Arora et al. (2014),Oddsson (2017),Edwards (2016),Curtis (2015),Cowdery (2013),Lee (2010),Pham (2016),Wang (2015),Roepke (2015),Direito (2015),Arnardóttir (2019),El-Hilly et al. (2016),Tudor-Sfetea et al. (2018),Lin et al. (2018),Fukuoka (2015)

Self-Monitoring or Tracking

Self-Monitoring or Tracking

Sidekick Health,MoodMission,Cognoa,Hello Heart,Nest Thermostat,Fitbit,SuperBetter,Siren,"Zombies, Run!",MyFitnessPal,Fat Secret,Lose It!,MoodPrism,MoodKit,reSET,reSET-O,Stoic,MoodHacker,myStrength,Sanvello,Braive,Youper,WHOOP,Dreem,ascure,Joyable,Welltok,WW,Suggestic,Wise@Work ,Whil,Digital Detox,WellBrain,MindSciences,Healium,Virta Health,emocha,CHESS,Bounce,Torch,Opower,Rally Health,Vida Health,Livongo,Keen,Welltory,Fabulous,RunKeeper,Pip,Shine,Nudge,Moodpath,Neuroon,Oura Ring,Bodyport,Tripp,PainQX,Sound Life Sciences,Cardiogram,Betr Health,Tempo,Accupedo,Betterment,10% Happier,Eight Sleep,HealthPrize,Fitbit Health Solutions,RedBrick Health,Moment,iHealth Wearables,Strava,Rise,Re-Timer,Sana Health,One Medical,Remente,NOCD,Virgin Pulse,Zero,Nudge Rewards,Dreams,Propeller Health

Holmen et al (2014),Orsama et al (2013),Quinn et al (2011),Charpentier et al. (2011),Levy et al. (2015),Bolinder et al. (2016),Haak et al. (2017),Rossi et al. (2010),Rossi et al. (2013),Gajecki (2014),Gardner (2016),Reyzelman (2018),Wang (2015),Turner-McGrievy (2011b),Allen (2013),Bond (2014),Wall (2018c),Roepke (2015),Charpentier (2011),Direito (2015),Bakker (2018),Laing (2014),Sussman (2016),Wharton (2014),Arnardóttir (2019),Kaplan (2017),El-Hilly et al. (2016),Lin et al. (2018),Turner-McGrievy (2013),Fukuoka (2015),Chen et al. (2017),Merchant et al. (2018),Merchant et al. (2015)

Social Support

MoodMission,Fitbit,"Zombies, Run!",Lose It!,MoodPrism,MoodKit,Omada,Parsley,Promise,APDS,Noom,Welltok,WW,Whil,CHESS,Modern Health,Kognito,Torch,Flikshop,Uptrust,Corrio,GreenPath,Vida Health,InquisitHealth,Arivale,RunKeeper,Shine,Nudge,LifeOmic,Nori Health,Sober Grid,Bodyport,Tia,Lemonaid for Depression & Anxiety,Betr Health,Vitalyze,10% Happier,Tempest,Strava,Rise,One Medical,Remente,NOCD,Virgin Pulse,Tess,Zero,Propeller Health

Block et al. (2015),Islam et al. (2015),Kamal et al. (2015),Kliner et al. (2013),Lester et al. (2010),Mbuagbaw et al. (2012),Mohammed et al. (2016),Rodrigues et al. (2012),Shetty et al. (2011),Curry (1991),Debono (2017),Guzmán (2016),Presseau (2015),Tombor (2016),Munir (2018),Wang (2015),Turner-McGrievy (2011b),Allen (2013),Bond (2014),Direito (2015),Bakker (2018)

Education or Information

Education or Information

Sidekick Health,MoodMission,Cognoa,DigiQuit,Hello Heart,emocha,Vivibot,Nest Thermostat,Prepmate,Be Safe,Fitbit,SuperBetter,"Zombies, Run!",MyFitnessPal,Fat Secret,Lose It!,MoodPrism,MoodKit,Sleepio,Workit Health,myStrength,Sanvello,Braive,NASH,Parsley,Quit Genius,Ria,Joyable,Welltok,WW,Spring Health,Suggestic,Wise@Work ,Whil,Digital Detox,WellBrain,MindSciences,Healium,Virta Health,Kognito,PeerWell,Bounce,Torch,Promise,APDS,Edovo,Promptable,Pathrise,Lambda School,Opower,Edquity,Earn Up,GreenPath,Rally Health,Vida Health,Livongo,Recidiviz,Welltory,Fabulous,RunKeeper,Shine,Nudge,LifeOmic,Oura Ring,Sober Grid,Bodyport,Tig,Tripp,Lemonaid for Depression & Anxiety,Betr Health,Vidscrip,Accupedo,Betterment,Vitalyze,10% Happier,Eight Sleep,Fitbit Health Solutions,RedBrick Health,iHealth Wearables,Tempest,Pivot (Workouts),Mirror,One Medical,Remente,NOCD,Virgin Pulse,Tess,Zero,Nudge Rewards,Dreams,reSET-O,reSET,Restful,Wellth Rewards,Propeller Health

Dobson et al. (2018),Fortmann et al. (2017),Krahé (2005),Hill (2008),Kellar (2005),Kwasnicka (2017),Lally (2005),Larkin (2015),Lemmens (2010),Llewellyn (2012),Mosleh (2009),Newbury-Birch (),Powell (2015),Yates (2015),Zhou (2015c),Drossaert (1996),Hallsworth (2016),Hill (1982),French (2017),Barker (2016),Gardner (2017a),Phillips (2018),Volpp et al. (2009),Alcalay (1993),Morrison (2016),Miller (2017),Tombor (2016),Treweek (2014),Giles (2014),Lavelle (2017),Creedon (2006),von Lengerke (2017),Boyd (2015),Hammond (1999),Springvloet (2015),Perez (2013),Barnett (2014),Leppla (2016),Witteman (2017),Bates (2017),Aventin (2015),Beard (2015),Wardle (2003),Clarkesmith (2016),Evans (2016),Kiene (2006),Norris (2016),Carmack (2006),Paradis (1995),Zhou (2015a),de Vries (2018),Wang (2015),Van Het Reve (2014),Turner-McGrievy (2011b),Allen (2013),Bond (2014),Olano-Soler (2017),Gregory (2016),Greer (2019),Wall (2018c),Liu (2018),Roepke (2015),Charpentier (2011),Direito (2015),Bakker (2018),Laing (2014),Sussman (2016),Arnardóttir (2019),Kaplan (2017),Swartz et al (2011),Kiernan (2013),Chamberland (2017),Hastings & Tejeda-Ashton (2008),Gold (1994),Mathios (2000),"Fraser, Hite, & Sauer (1988)",Kunreuther et al. (2012),Small et al. (2007),Hershfield et al. (2011),Bhargava & Manoli (2013),Newell & Siikamäki (2013),Turner-McGrievy (2013),Fukuoka (2015),Bertrand & Morse (2011),Wang (2011),Chen et al. (2017),Merchant et al. (2018),Merchant et al. (2015)

Reminders, Cues, or Prompts

Reminders, Cues, or Prompts

Wellth Rewards,Sidekick Health,MoodMission,Hello Heart,Vivibot,Nest Thermostat,Prepmate,Be Safe,Fitbit,SuperBetter,Siren,"Zombies, Run!",MyFitnessPal,Fat Secret,Lose It!,MoodPrism,MoodKit,Daylight,Sleepio,myStrength,Sanvello,Braive,Stoic,NASH,Youper,Quit Genius,Restful,reSET-O,APDS,Vote.org,Joyable,Welltok,WW,DietBet,Whil,Virta Health,emocha,Kognito,PeerWell,Bounce,Promptable,Opower,Edquity,Earn Up,Rally Health,Vida Health,Livongo,Keen,StepBet,RunBet,Welltory,Fabulous,RunKeeper,Shine,Nudge,LifeOmic,Moodpath,Neuroon,Oura Ring,Sober Grid,Bodyport,Tig,Tripp,Lemonaid for Depression & Anxiety,Betr Health,Tempo,Accupedo,Betterment,10% Happier,Eight Sleep,HealthPrize,Fitbit Health Solutions,RedBrick Health,Moment,iHealth Wearables,Pivot (Workouts),Mirror,Strava,Rise,Re-Timer,Sana Health,Remente,Virgin Pulse,Tess,Zero,Nudge Rewards,Dreams,Propeller Health

Levy et al. (2015),Thomsen (2016),Casarotto,Schoar (2012),Yoeli (2015),Raifman,Scartascini,Valenzuela et al. (2011),Kuna (2015),Haynes et al. (2013),Habyarimana & Jack (2011),ideas42 (3),Humpage (2015),ideas42 (5),ideas42 (7),ideas42 (8),ideas42 (9),ideas42 (10),Fiorillo et al. (2014),ideas42 (11),ideas42 (13),Cheema & Soman (2011),ideas42 (15),ideas42 (16),Zaliauskas et al. (2015),ideas42 (17),ideas42 (18),Zinman (2018a),Fortmann et al. (2017),Mohammed et al. (2016),Kliner et al. (2013),Pop-Eleches et al. (2011),Rodrigues et al. (2012),Finkelstein (2015),Volpp et al. (2016),Barker (2016),Debono (2017),Mira (2014),Reyzelman (2018),Wang (2015),Turner-McGrievy (2011b),Allen (2013),Bond (2014),Gregory (2016),Greer (2019),Liu (2018),Roepke (2015),Charpentier (2011),Direito (2015),Bakker (2018),Laing (2014),Sussman (2016),Wharton (2014),Arnardóttir (2019),Kaplan (2017),Schwartz et al. (2012),Duflo et al. (2010),Kiernan (2013),Cadena & Schoar (2011),Letzler & Tasoff (2013),Kunreuther et al. (2012),Fellner et al. (2011),Castleman (2013),Turner-McGrievy (2013),Karlan et al. (2010),Kalbekken (2011),Milkman et al. (2011)

Rewards & Incentives

Rewards & Incentives

Wellth Rewards,Fitbit,Restful

Tracking behavior

Tracking behavior

Fat Secret,WHOOP,HeartMath,Halo Sport,Spire,Withings Sleep,Mightier,Fitbit,Joyable,Pip,Oura Ring

Boyd (2015),Piette et al. (2012),Piette et al. (2016),Rubinstein et al. (2016),Tudor-Sfetea et al. (2018),Turner-McGrievy (2013)

Feedback

Sidekick Health,Cognoa,Hello Heart,"Zombies, Run!",MyFitnessPal,Lose It!,HeartMath,Halo Sport,Spire,Withings Sleep,Mightier,Fitbit,Dreem,Welltok,Wise@Work ,Healium,Kognito,Torch,Lambda School,Pathrise,Acorns,Qapital,Wealthfront,Personal Capital,Qoins,Livongo,Welltory,Fabulous,Oura Ring,Bodyport,Tig,PainQX,Lemonaid for Depression & Anxiety,Betr Health,Tempo,Accupedo,Betterment,Eight Sleep,Fitbit Health Solutions,RedBrick Health,Moment,iHealth Wearables,Rise,Sana Health,One Medical,Remente,Tess,Nudge Rewards,Applied,Dreams,Propeller Health

Block et al. (2015),Meeker (2016),Kuna (2015),Doctor (2018),Datta et al. (2015b),Asch (2015),Rogers (2014),Appelt,Coups et al. (2015),Presseau (2015),Elouafkaoui (2016),Van Het Reve (2014),Turner-McGrievy (2011b),Allen (2013),Bond (2014),Wall (2018c),Direito (2015),Laing (2014),Wharton (2014),Arnardóttir (2019),Kaplan (2017),El-Hilly et al. (2016),Fischer (2008),Kunreuther et al. (2012),Hershfield et al. (2011),Ayres et al. (2012),Chen et al. (2017),Merchant et al. (2018),Merchant et al. (2015)

Fitbit

changes these

Health

behaviors

Physical Activity