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These wearable tech brands are a huge disappointment

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  • Fitrated surveyed 1,000 consumers

    Fitrated surveyed 1,000 consumers

    Fitness equipment review site Fitrated asked 1,000 consumers if they have ever quit using a fitness tracker and why. Here's what respondents said about their trackers.

    find the perfect wearable: more resources

    • Best Smartwatches for 2018 - CNET
    • Best Wearable Tech for 2018 - CNET
    • Top LTE smartwatches
    • The best fitness bands, trackers and apps
    Published: August 17, 2018 -- 14:02 GMT (07:02 PDT)

    Photo by: Pexels

    Caption by: Eileen Brown

  • MyFitnessPal

    MyFitnessPal

    Almost half (44 percent) of users have abandoned MyFitnessPal as a tracker, saying that it was too much work to use.

    find the perfect wearable: more resources

    • Best Smartwatches for 2018 - CNET
    • Best Wearable Tech for 2018 - CNET
    • Top LTE smartwatches
    • The best fitness bands, trackers and apps
    Published: August 17, 2018 -- 14:02 GMT (07:02 PDT)

    Photo by: MyFitnessPal

    Caption by: Eileen Brown

  • Fitbit

    Fitbit

    Over one in three (38 percent) have abandoned Fitbit, saying that they could not focus on their workout when wearing the device. However, over half (54 percent) continue to use the tracker.

    find the perfect wearable: more resources

    • Best Smartwatches for 2018 - CNET
    • Best Wearable Tech for 2018 - CNET
    • Top LTE smartwatches
    • The best fitness bands, trackers and apps
    Published: August 17, 2018 -- 14:02 GMT (07:02 PDT)

    Photo by: Fitbit

    Caption by: Eileen Brown

  • MapMyFitness

    MapMyFitness

    Almost one in six users have abandoned the MapMyFitness tracker, saying it was too much work to use. Less than one in five (17 percent) keep on using it.

    find the perfect wearable: more resources

    • Best Smartwatches for 2018 - CNET
    • Best Wearable Tech for 2018 - CNET
    • Top LTE smartwatches
    • The best fitness bands, trackers and apps
    Published: August 17, 2018 -- 14:02 GMT (07:02 PDT)

    Photo by: MapMyFitness

    Caption by: Eileen Brown

  • Nike+Run Club

    Nike+Run Club

    Around one in eight (13 percent) have abandoned the Nike+Run Club app, saying that they did not like the interface, but one in eight like it enough to use it as their preferred tracker.

    find the perfect wearable: more resources

    • Best Smartwatches for 2018 - CNET
    • Best Wearable Tech for 2018 - CNET
    • Top LTE smartwatches
    • The best fitness bands, trackers and apps
    Published: August 17, 2018 -- 14:02 GMT (07:02 PDT)

    Photo by: Nike+Run Club

    Caption by: Eileen Brown

  • Runtastic

    Runtastic

    One in 18 respondents (6 percent) did not like the interface of Runtastic, abandoning its use. One in 24 (4 percent) still continue to use this tracker.

    find the perfect wearable: more resources

    • Best Smartwatches for 2018 - CNET
    • Best Wearable Tech for 2018 - CNET
    • Top LTE smartwatches
    • The best fitness bands, trackers and apps
    Published: August 17, 2018 -- 14:02 GMT (07:02 PDT)

    Photo by: Runtastic

    Caption by: Eileen Brown

  • Strava

    Strava

    The most popular tracker -- and the one most loved by users -- is Strava. Almost nine from ten (87 percent) find this tracker effective using it 4.1 days per week. They find it more effective than all other tracker apps.

    find the perfect wearable: more resources

    • Best Smartwatches for 2018 - CNET
    • Best Wearable Tech for 2018 - CNET
    • Top LTE smartwatches
    • The best fitness bands, trackers and apps
    Published: August 17, 2018 -- 14:02 GMT (07:02 PDT)

    Photo by: Strava

    Caption by: Eileen Brown

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Eileen Brown

By Eileen Brown for Social Business | August 17, 2018 -- 14:02 GMT (07:02 PDT) | Topic: Digital Health and Wellness

  • Fitrated surveyed 1,000 consumers
  • MyFitnessPal
  • Fitbit
  • MapMyFitness
  • Nike+Run Club
  • Runtastic
  • Strava

Have ever quit using a fitness tracker, and if so, why? Here is what respondents to a survey hated about their trackers -- and which came out on top.

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Fitrated surveyed 1,000 consumers

Fitness equipment review site Fitrated asked 1,000 consumers if they have ever quit using a fitness tracker and why. Here's what respondents said about their trackers.

find the perfect wearable: more resources

  • Best Smartwatches for 2018 - CNET
  • Best Wearable Tech for 2018 - CNET
  • Top LTE smartwatches
  • The best fitness bands, trackers and apps
Published: August 17, 2018 -- 14:02 GMT (07:02 PDT)

Caption by: Eileen Brown

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By Eileen Brown for Social Business | August 17, 2018 -- 14:02 GMT (07:02 PDT) | Topic: Digital Health and Wellness

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