Tag Archives: activities

Smartwatch data help identify daily activities in real life

Smartwatch data help identify daily activities in real life

Scientists have long been able to use information from smartwatches to identify physical movement, such as sitting or walking, which are wearing in a controlled laboratory. Now scientists from Washington State University have developed a way using a computer algorithm and a large set of data collected from smartwatches to comprehensively determine what people do […]

Here are activities that benefit your brain health

Here are activities that benefit your brain health

Prolonged sitting has long been associated with negative effects on physical and mental health. But new research reveals a surprising twist: not all sitting activities are harmful to the brain. In fact, some may even offer cognitive benefits. Scientists in the latest study examined the daily activity patterns of 397 adults over the age of […]