Use of modern technologies as a tool to support measures promoting physical activity – differences according to the gender of respondents

Q2 Health Professions Journal of Physical Education and Sport Pub Date : 2020-01-01 DOI:10.7752/JPES.2020.S5408

A. Widawska-Stanisz

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The awareness of the benefits of physical activity has been on the rise in recent years It can be said that sport and fitness activities are now recognized as a lifestyle and even a strong trend in the methods of spending free time New sports and fitness clubs and outdoor fitness facilities are being opened, online activities are also becoming increasingly popular Clients of the sports and fitness offer also go with the times, appreciating the achievements of modern technology Mobile applications are being increasingly used as a tool to create physically active communities, motivate to engage in physical activity and reward for overcoming successive difficulty levels The purpose of the study was to indicate gender differences in the context of physical activity and to determine the attitude of activity participants towards modern technologies It was assumed that there are significant differences between the attitude towards modern technologies (including mobile applications) and actual activity The survey was conducted among young participants in physical activity and the results showed that in the context of technologies supporting physical activity Young people are interested in modern technologies in sports and fitness services, which is an argument for including mobile applications in their marketing schemes Differences were, however, noticed among the other studied trends, which also constitutes important information for sports and fitness businesses The results obtained can be applied not only for creating new sports and fitness products or communication channels with physical activity participants, but also in employment planning and other aspects of business management The article also points out the limitations that developers of applications dedicated to sports and fitness services should take into account, such as excessive involvement of participants, inducing obsession, guilt due to a lack of results One important argument for the use of mobile applications in the promotion of physical activity is the current global situation related to the COVID-19 pandemic © JPES

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使用现代技术作为支持促进身体活动措施的工具——答复者性别差异

近年来，人们对体育活动的好处的认识不断提高，可以说，体育健身活动现在被认为是一种生活方式，甚至是一种消磨闲暇时间的强烈趋势。新的体育健身俱乐部和户外健身设施正在开业，在线活动也越来越受欢迎，客户的体育健身服务也与时俱进。赞赏现代科技的成就移动应用程序越来越多地被用作创建体育活跃社区的工具，这项研究的目的是表明体育活动背景下的性别差异，并确定活动参与者对现代技术的态度。假设对现代技术(包括移动应用程序)的态度与实际活动之间存在显著差异。调查是在参加体育活动的年轻参与者中进行的结果显示，在技术支持体育活动的背景下，年轻人对体育和健身服务方面的现代技术感兴趣，这是将移动应用纳入其营销计划的一个理由，然而，在其他研究趋势中，我们注意到差异，所获得的结果不仅可以应用于创造新的体育健身产品或与体育活动参与者的沟通渠道，还可以应用于就业规划和其他业务管理方面。文章还指出了致力于体育健身服务的应用程序开发者应该考虑的局限性，例如参与者的过度参与，使用移动应用程序促进身体活动的一个重要论据是当前与COVID-19大流行相关的全球形势©JPES

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Journal of Physical Education and Sport Health Professions-Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation

CiteScore

2.80

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0.00%

发文量

282

审稿时长

5 weeks

期刊介绍： The main objective of JPES is to unite specialists from different fields, including sport, physical activity, kinesiology, education, health and nutrition, to provide the opportunity for multidisciplinary debates and comprehensive understanding of how physical activity influences human life. Researchers from areas that are related to sport and health are invited to publish their cutting-edge research and its practical applicability. Our target group of expert specialists includes academic researchers, kinesitherapists, physical education and sports teachers, physicians in sports medicine, psychologists, nutritionists, coaches and any other researchers involved in the sports field. JPES aims to act as a stimulus and a dissemination instrument for the research activity of Romanian and foreign investigators. JPES primarily publishes articles in the following fields: the natural sciences of sport, social and behavioral sciences and humanities, sports management, sports medicine, sports pedagogy and sport itself. The journal also aims to facilitate and enhance communication across all sub-disciplines of the sport sciences. The journal awaits original papers, review articles, technical reports and short communications that contain new insight into any aspect of the sport sciences that have not been previously published and are not under consideration for publication elsewhere.