{"id":14692,"date":"2015-02-12T15:00:29","date_gmt":"2015-02-12T15:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wellable.co\/blog\/2015-02-12-report-40m-u-s-smartphone-owners-actively-use-wellness-apps\/"},"modified":"2022-11-07T22:55:04","modified_gmt":"2022-11-08T03:55:04","slug":"2015-02-12-report-40m-u-s-smartphone-owners-actively-use-wellness-apps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wellable.co\/blog\/2015-02-12-report-40m-u-s-smartphone-owners-actively-use-wellness-apps\/","title":{"rendered":"Report: 40M U.S. Smartphone Owners Actively Use Wellness Apps"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In <a href=\"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/fr\/news-release\/2015\/02\/03\/1057079\/0\/en\/Parks-Associates-More-Than-40-Million-Smartphone-Owners-Actively-Use-at-Least-One-Wellness-or-Fitness-App.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mobile Carriers and Wireless Healthcare Opportunities<\/a>, Parks Associates reports that more than 40 million U.S. smartphone owners are active users of at least one wellness or fitness app. \u201cAbout one in four heads of household in broadband households use a mobile app to track their fitness progress or calorie intake, and the research firm expects usage and adoption to increase with the release of new mobile form factors such as the Apple Watch.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This consumer-led movement is another reason why having a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wellable.co\/blog\/2015-02-12-report-40m-u-s-smartphone-owners-actively-use-wellness-apps\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BYOD wellness strategy<\/a> is so important. 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