Physical Activity, Body Composition, and Fitness Variables in Adolescents After Periods of Mandatory, Promoted or Nonmandatory, Nonpromoted Use of Step Tracker Mobile Apps: Randomized Controlled Trial

• Published in: JMIR mHealth and uHealth Vol. 12; p. e51206
• Main Authors: Mateo-Orcajada, Adrián, Vaquero-Cristóbal, Raquel, Mota, Jorge, Abenza-Cano, Lucía
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Canada JMIR Publications 30.07.2024
• Subjects: Adolescent; Body composition; Body Composition - physiology; Body mass index; Clinical trials; Exercise; Exercise - physiology; Exercise - psychology; Female; Fitness Trackers - standards; Fitness Trackers - statistics & numerical data; Gender; Health Promotion - methods; Health Promotion - standards; Health Promotion - statistics & numerical data; Humans; Intervention; Male; Mobile Applications - standards; Mobile Applications - statistics & numerical data; Original Paper; Physical education; Physical fitness; Physical Fitness - physiology; Physical Fitness - psychology; Teenagers; Variables; new technologies; body composition; detraining; physical fitness; physical education subject; youth

It is not known whether an intervention made mandatory as a physical education (PE) class assignment and aimed at promoting physical activity (PA) in adolescents can create a healthy walking habit, which would allow further improvements to be achieved after the mandatory and promoted intervention ha...