Those who received the smartphone reminders were 3 percent more active over the seven-day study period compared to those in the control group, the researchers found. That means they got about 25 more minutes of activity a day than those in the control group.
The study, funded by the cancer society and done with the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center in Oklahoma City, was published in the January issue of the Journal of Medical Internet Research.
“Overall, simple smartphone prompts appear to be a promising strategy for reducing sedentary behavior and increasing activity, though adequately powered and well-designed studies will be needed to confirm these preliminary findings,” researchers Darla Kendzor, of the University of Oklahoma, and Kerem Shuval, from the cancer society, said in a cancer society news release.
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