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They can become an obsession with life-threatening consequences. Credits: Image: Getty; Video: Newshub Some doctors are concerned that fitness tracking devices – like Fitbit – could be dangerous to our health. More than 400,000 Kiwis over the age of 15 use fitness trackers. While they can be motivational, some experts say getting addicted to them can become an obsession with life-threatening consequences. "These types of technologies can be quite harmful and heighten particular obsessive traits toward exercise and eating," says Waikato University sociology of sports Professor Holly Thorpe. Prof Thorpe says the new technology which shows how many calories […]
