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Main shortcomings of existing measurements are discontinuous data collection in artificial settings as well as a major focus on walking, neglecting the importance of hand and arm movements for patients\u2019 independence. We aimed to create a digital tool to measure muscle function with an emphasis on upper limb motility.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Methods<\/jats:bold>: suMus provides a custom-made App running on smartwatches. Movement data are sent to the backend of a suMus web-based platform, from which they can be extracted as CSV data. Fifty patients with neuromuscular diseases assessed the pool of suMus activities in a first orientation phase. suMus performance was hence validated in four upper extremity exercises based on the feedback of the orientation phase. We monitored the arm metrics in a cohort of healthy volunteers using the suMus application, while completing each exercise at low frequency in a metabolic chamber. Collected movement data encompassed average acceleration, rotation rate as well as activity counts. Spearman rank tests correlated movement data with energy expenditure from the metabolic chamber.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Results:<\/jats:bold> Our novel application \u201csuMus,\u201d sum of muscle activity, collects muscle movement data plus Patient-Related-Outcome-Measures, sends real-time feedback to patients and caregivers and provides, while ensuring data protection, a long-term follow-up of disease course. The application was well received from the patients during the orientation phase. In our pilot study, energy expenditure did not differ between overnight fasted and non-fasted participants. Acceleration ranged from 1.7 \u00b1 0.7 to 3.2 \u00b1 0.5\u00a0m\/sec<jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup> with rotation rates between 0.9 \u00b1 0.5 and 2.0 \u00b1 3.4\u00a0rad\/sec. Acceleration and rotation rate as well as derived activity counts correlated with energy expenditure values measured in the metabolic chamber for one exercise (r = 0.58, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> &amp;lt; 0.03).<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Conclusion:<\/jats:bold> In the analysis of slow frequency movements of upper extremities, the integration of the suMus application with smartwatch sensors characterized motion parameters, thus supporting a use in clinical trial outcome measures. 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