A new study found that nearly half of fitness app users skipped meals or overexercised just to meet AI-generated goals. Experts warn of mental health risks, with 61% of users reporting anxiety when ...

Objective To examine whether a multicomponent commercial fitness app with very small (‘micro’) financial incentives (FI) increased population-level device-assessed physical activity (PA) over 2 years.

Running isn’t exactly my preferred method of cardio. I was a swimmer all my life, and after college, I got very involved in weightlifting and higher intensity forms of cardio, like HIIT and athletic ...

The Fitness app now has features it arguably should have had all along, including the ability to track workouts without your Apple Watch. iOS 26 comes with a redesigned Fitness app that has a Workout ...

A massive two-year study reveals fitness apps can help people take more steps, but the improvements are modest and uneven—raising big questions about who benefits most and how to make digital health ...

Confession: I’m not one of those slim gazelle-like runners who ‘just naturally loves to run.’ My usual routine? Trudge through a 5k and reward myself with a Reese’s chocolate bar afterwards. Oh, and I ...