{"id":8024,"date":"2026-02-03T17:06:03","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T17:06:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/godshand.link\/ground_post\/measuring-physical-activity-in-adults-using-wearable-technologies-report-of-a-scientific-meeting-10-12-june-2025-montreal-canada\/"},"modified":"2026-02-03T17:06:03","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T17:06:03","slug":"measuring-physical-activity-in-adults-using-wearable-technologies-report-of-a-scientific-meeting-10-12-june-2025-montreal-canada","status":"publish","type":"ground_post","link":"https:\/\/godshand.link\/en_gb\/ground_post\/measuring-physical-activity-in-adults-using-wearable-technologies-report-of-a-scientific-meeting-10-12-june-2025-montreal-canada\/","title":{"rendered":"Measuring physical activity in adults using wearable technologies: report of a scientific meeting, 10-12 June 2025, Montreal, Canada"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<section class=\"dynamic-content__section dynamic-content__container\">\n<div class=\"dynamic-content__section-container\">\n<div class=\"dynamic-content__figure-container\">\n<figure class=\"dynamic-content__figure\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/iris.who.int\/server\/api\/core\/bitstreams\/ff34e611-941a-44f8-bedd-78b2e4cf0339\/content\" alt=\"Measuring physical activity in adults using wearable technologies: report of a scientific meeting, 10-12 June 2025, Montreal, Canada\"><br \/>\n     <\/figure>\n<div class=\"button button-blue-background\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iris.who.int\/server\/api\/core\/bitstreams\/bf36953d-8603-445b-8f7a-cbd1222d0fb3\/content\" onclick=\"sendGaEvent('Download','https:\/\/iris.who.int\/server\/api\/core\/bitstreams\/bf36953d-8603-445b-8f7a-cbd1222d0fb3\/content')\">Download <span>(606.1 kB)<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"dynamic-content__description-container\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-8\">\n<div class=\"dynamic-content__description\">\n<h3>Overview <\/h3>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Global Action Plan on Physical Activity and the WHO guidelines on physical activity and sedentary behaviours call for updating global guidance on the measurement and surveillance of physical activity.\u00a0\u00a0This report summarizes the third of a series of planned technical meetings of scientific and technical specialists in measurement methods, wearable sensor technology and population surveillance of physical activity. 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