Using Novel Technology within a School-Based Setting to Increase Physical Activity: A Pilot Study in School-Age Children from a Low-Income, Urban Community

Table 1

Percentage of participants who wore the Fitbit physical activity monitor as part of a classroom-based 4-week pilot physical activity intervention (Phase 1).

	Average daily steps	Weekly adherence
	Mean (SD)
Week 1	9,097.7 (2,092)	67.5%
Week 2	10,845.9 (1726.3)	70.6%
Week 3	10,578.5 (2,554.5)	61.2%
Week 4	9,478.4 (2,664.2)	60.0%
Average	10,000.1 (843.8)	64.8%

Mean (SD) and weekly adherence derived from only those participants who met minimum wear criteria each day (8 hours/day). Weekly adherence is the percent of participants who wore the Fitbit Zip over each 7-day week of the intervention.