Are smartwatches and fitness trackers as beneficial for our health as they seem? While these gadgets promise to enhance our fitness and wellbeing, research at NTU reveals a darker side, such as increased anxiety, compulsive tracking and even negative impacts on mental health.

In this episode, Dr Sahar Bakr, a Senior Lecturer in Marketing at NTU, discusses how self-tracking our every step and heartbeat might be doing more harm than good. With a background in pharmacy, an MSc in Biotechnology and Entrepreneurship, and a PhD in Business and Management, her research sheds light on the complex ways we use smart devices for health, fitness and self-tracking.