Mobile Phones App to Promote Daily Physical Activity: Theoretical Background and Design Process

Damien Mutambayi, Gilles Kermarrec, Léo Ballarin, Yannick Guillodo

2014

Abstract

Considering advances from research and technologies concerning physical activity and health, this chapter presents the C2S’s Project (Coaching Sport Santé). C2S is a French start-up aiming at designing a device for promoting Daily Physical Activity (DPA). Based on Self-Determination, Self-Esteem Self-Regulation theories, and on the Trans-theoretical Model of Behaviour Change, a mobile phone App was developed including pedometer technology. The app offer a five step-strategy aimed at taking in account a) initial or normal everyday steps counts, b) individual motivational factor, and c) personallyadapted feedbacks.

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Guillodo Y., Ballarin L., Kermarrec G. and Mutambayi D. (2014). Mobile Phones App to Promote Daily Physical Activity: Theoretical Background and Design Process . In European Project Space on Computational Intelligence, Knowledge Discovery and Systems Engineering for Health and Sports - EPS Rome, ISBN 978-989-758-154-0, pages 113-124. DOI: 10.5220/0006157001130124


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@conference{eps rome14,
author={Yannick Guillodo and Léo Ballarin and Gilles Kermarrec and Damien Mutambayi},
title={Mobile Phones App to Promote Daily Physical Activity: Theoretical Background and Design Process},
booktitle={European Project Space on Computational Intelligence, Knowledge Discovery and Systems Engineering for Health and Sports - EPS Rome,},
year={2014},
pages={113-124},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0006157001130124},
isbn={978-989-758-154-0},
}


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TY - CONF
JO - European Project Space on Computational Intelligence, Knowledge Discovery and Systems Engineering for Health and Sports - EPS Rome,
TI - Mobile Phones App to Promote Daily Physical Activity: Theoretical Background and Design Process
SN - 978-989-758-154-0
AU - Guillodo Y.
AU - Ballarin L.
AU - Kermarrec G.
AU - Mutambayi D.
PY - 2014
SP - 113
EP - 124
DO - 10.5220/0006157001130124