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Public Health Guidelines For Physical Activity: Is There An App For That? A Review Of Android And Apple App Stores, Emily Knight, Melanie I Stuckey, Harry Prapavessis, Robert Petrella
Public Health Guidelines For Physical Activity: Is There An App For That? A Review Of Android And Apple App Stores, Emily Knight, Melanie I Stuckey, Harry Prapavessis, Robert Petrella
Family Medicine Publications
BACKGROUND: Physical activity participation is an important behavior for modifying lifestyle-related disease risk. Mobile health apps for chronic disease management and prevention are being developed at a rapid rate. However, it is unclear whether these apps are evidence-based. Current public health recommendations for physical activity participation for adults highlight the importance of engaging in 150 minutes weekly of purposeful exercise, and muscle strengthening activities on at least 2 days of the week.
OBJECTIVE: The aims of the present review were to (1) identify available evidence-based physical activity apps, and (2) identify technological features that could be leveraged to improve health …