Technological approaches to promoting physical activity

Authors:
Julie Maitland;Katie A. Siek
Affiliations:
National Research Council Canada, Fredericton, NB;University of Colorado at Boulder, UCB, Boulder, CO
Venue:
OZCHI '09 Proceedings of the 21st Annual Conference of the Australian Computer-Human Interaction Special Interest Group: Design: Open 24/7
Year:
2009

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Abstract

This paper reflects on the HCI community's current and potential contributions to the problem of promoting physical activity. It does so by first presenting a conceptual overview of existing research, and then draws from the findings of a study of attitudes towards health and health-related behaviour to frame a critical review of the current state of the art. In doing so, we identify an area of outstanding need and opportunity for future research: conveying the value of physical activity to those unconvinced of its importance.