Many wearables lack one or more of the tools that healthcare professionals call upon to help individuals increase their physical activity levels or stick to a fitness regimen, according to a researchers at UTMB, who were impressed by the trackers' overall sophistication anyway. "Despite their rising popularity, little is known about how these monitors differ from one another, what options they provide in their applications and how these options may impact their effectiveness," says senior author Elizabeth Lyons. "The feedback provided by these devices can be as, if not more, comprehensive than that provided by health care professionals." The news also appears on the Huffington Post, Science Daily, Red Orbit, Health Canal, the Times of India and Medical Xpress.