Assessing Body Composition, Fitness and Physical Activity using Smartphones and Wearables (40:22)

In their sixth webinar Health Research from Home welcome Dr Soren Brage and Dr Tomas Gonzales from the MRC Epidemiology Unit at the University of Cambridge. They shared details of past, present and future research in which they have collected meaningful data from peoples’ consumer devices as well as research grade wearable devices. The discussion included why, based on conversations with public and patient contributors, using at-home methods of collecting research data can be beneficial and the areas of concern for those they are hoping to engage. They also talked about what can be measured using consumer devices, how to make sense of the diversity of consumer devices on the market, and if the data can ever be as scientifically meaningful as research grade models.