ReviewFrontiers in public health2021
The Evolution of Technology and Physical Inactivity: The Good, the Bad, and the Way Forward.
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75 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 174 citations in OpenAlex.
- Tracking and changes in the clustering of physical activity, sedentary behavior, diet, and sleep across childhood and adolescence: A systematic review.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2025Pooled it
- Strategies and Best Practices That Enhance the Physical Activity Levels of Undergraduate University Students: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Pooled it
- Progressive Resistance Training for Concomitant Increases in Muscle Strength and Bone Mineral Density in Older Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2022Pooled it
- Evaluation of a web-based back prevention program for primary school children: a randomized controlled trial.Scientific reports · 2025Trial
- Investigating Rewards and Deposit Contract Financial Incentives for Physical Activity Behavior Change Using a Smartphone App: Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of medical Internet research · 2022Trial
- Moderators and short and long-term effects of a behavioral intervention on sedentary behavior among adults with depressive symptoms: results from a randomized clinical trial.Journal of behavioral medicine · 2026Article
- Prevalence and determinants of sedentary behavior among university students in Yemen: a national multicenter cross-sectional study.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Lifelong Exercise as a Modulator of CD4European journal of clinical investigation · 2026Review
- Determinants of physical activity among community-dwelling adults in Ghana.Ghana medical journal · 2026Article
- Neighborhood walkability and sedentary behaviors among US adults.Environmental epidemiology (Philadelphia, Pa.) · 2026Article
- The past, present and future use of technology-enabled physical activity interventions in clinical and non-clinical populations: a bibliometric trend analysis across four decades.Frontiers in digital health · 2026Review
- Protocol for a pilot study to assess the feasibility of interrupting prolonged sitting in the evening with activity breaks in a group of free-living adults.Pilot and feasibility studies · 2025Article
- From furry friends to fit teens: unveiling the role of active dog breeds in shaping adolescent physical activity and screen time behaviors.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Evaluating machine learning approaches to predict the energy expenditure of cross-national preschool children: a study of preprocessing and feature effects.European journal of applied physiology · 2025Article
- Obesity: Prevalence, causes, consequences, management, preventive strategies and future research directions.Metabolism open · 2025Review
- Virtual humans in geriatric care: an integrative review.The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences · 2025Review
- Technology-Assisted Motor-Cognitive Training Among Older Adults: Rapid Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials.JMIR serious games · 2025Review
- Digital measures of activity and motivation impact depression and anxiety in the real world.NPJ digital medicine · 2025Article
- Physical activity among Chinese pregnant women in the first trimester: A cross-sectional study.International journal of nursing sciences · 2025Article
- Evaluating the Effects of Sensorimotor Training on the Physical Capacities of Older People.European journal of investigation in health, psychology and education · 2025Article
15 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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6 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
Since the beginning of time people explored and developed new technologies to make their activities of daily living less labour intense, more efficient and, consequently, more sedentary. In addition, technological advances in medicine throughout history have led to a substantial increase in life expectancy. However, the combination of increased sedentary behaviour and increased life-expectancy resulted in a sharp increase in overweight and obesity related chronic conditions and illness. Although people may live longer, they are doing so with poorer physical function and a reduced quality of life. In this review we explore how technological advances have influenced people's sedentary behaviour and, through the lens of the affective-reflective theory (ART), we propose a means by which technology could be repurposed to encourage greater engagement in physical activity.
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