Table 2 Features of the MWK activity monitor and MyWellnessCloud web platform

 • Real-time visual feedback via a screen on the activity monitor

 • Detailed feedback on activity levels via a web platform to indicate progress towards goals, time spent in different activity intensities and calories burned

 • Automatised goal setting via an algorithm which sets goals in a stepwise fashion such that forward progression is mastery-based

 • Facilitation of social support for exercise via the web platform (through involvement in group challenges and remote communication with an exercise professional) and smartphone app (the option to share details about activity completed via social media)

 • Free access to the web platform and smartphone application following discontinuation of use of the MWK via manual input or by linking the account to another monitoring device.