2021 TSMA

54 2021 Taiwan Sporting Goods Manufacturers Association The Applications of Wearable Devices in the Health Technology Tzyy-Yuang SHIANG, Ph.D., Research Chair Professor, Department of Athletic Performance, National Taiwan Normal University Wei-Han Chen, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Research Fellow / Graduate Institute of Sports Equipment Technology, University of Taipei Yen-Shan Tang, Research Assistant / Department of Athletic Performance, National Taiwan Normal University Preface According to the report by American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM), Worldwide Survey of Fitness Trends annually published in the Health & Fitness Journal, the wearable devices are ranked as number one in the fitness trends in 2016 and 2017. Even though this category drops to number three in 2018 and regarded as a downward trend, it gets back to the top in the trends analysis of 2019. Also it continues to be number one in the 2020 trends. Therefore, we know that wearable devices are not a tool who shows up for only a short period of time. As widely recognized, the devices are changing the way of living and exercise habits. Furthermore, it brings fundamental stimulus to the development of health technology industry.