Researchers evaluated the change in the inclination to use apps related to physical activity and fitness between 2020 and 2023.
By Dr. Chinta SidharthanAug 23 2023Reviewed by Sophia Coveney In a recent study published in the journal Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, researchers conducted a systematic literature review to evaluate the change in the inclination to use apps related to physical activity and fitness between 2020 and 2023.
Studies have found that the growing popularity of fitness apps has increased the understanding of the benefits of a healthy and active lifestyle. Furthermore, fitness apps have also resulted in positive changes in training behavior such as self-control and goal-planning. Related StoriesData extracted from the studies included the year and country of publication, total sample size, the proportion of males and females in the sample size, average age ranges of the study population, whether a sport or fitness app or a combination of both was evaluated, the evaluation model and variables used in the analysis, and the type of analyses used.
Results The findings indicated that an increasing number of studies in recent years have been using evaluation models other than TAM with new theoretical frameworks, and the number of studies on and the growing interest in fitness apps has been increasing in Europe.
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