A Fitness App for Monitoring Walking Behavior and Perception (Runkeeper): Mixed Methods Pilot Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Physical activity has a strong positive impact on both physical and mental health, and public health interventions often encourage walking as a means to promote physical activity. Social connectivity, such as that among spouses, families, friends, and colleagues, highly influences physical activity. Although technology-based interventions have some influence on human behavior, they have not been fully implemented and evaluated for their influence on walking through social connectivity.

Objective

We aimed to pilot-test the organization of neighborhood walking clubs and use of a mobile app (Runkeeper) to encourage social connectedness and neighborhood cohesion, as well as to increase physical activity.

Methods

We used a convenience sampling method to recruit

SUBMITTER: Hollander JB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7961398 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature