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Gone to the dogs. Canine activity step count, using technology designed for human movement
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Gone to the dogs. Canine activity step count, using technology designed for human movement

Nicole McLeod and James B Lee
Journal of Fitness Research, Vol.5(Special), pp.31-33
ASTN-Q Conference: Research & Innovation in Sports Technology, 2016 (Brisbane, Australia, 09-Aug-2016)
Australian Institute of Fitness
2016
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Abstract

Human Movement and Sports Science canine fitbit gait physical activity wearable technology
Wearable technologies impact on human performance monitoring. Technology designed for human monitoring was used as a proof of concept study to determine the effectiveness of monitoring physical activity of two different sized dogs. The device found significant step count differences with the smaller dog having greater step count. This was confirmed from step counts taken from an associated video recording. Therefore the study showed that a wearable device could measure step counts of dogs. Meaning that users can monitor their own physical activity or that of their pet with the same device.

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