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KMID : 1146820180200020028
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Asian Journal of Kinesiology
2018 Volume.20 No. 2 p.28 ~ p.37
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Effect of Activity Tracker & Application Use on Adherence, Metabolic Syndrome Factor and Body Composition in Middle and Senior-Aged
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Kim Dong-Jin
Kim Min-Su
Park Na-Young
Lee Su-Geol
Lee Yeon-Kyung
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Abstract
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PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to investigate effects of activity tracker & application use on adherence, metabolic syndrome factor and body composition of middle and senior-aged.
METHODS: The subjects of this study were 1,196 middle and senior-aged man and women with health hazard factor. All of subjects divided to two groups, activity tracker & application use group 990(man=492, women=498) was participating in 24 weeks, and control group 206(man=71, women=135) was not in that program. They performed physical activity utilizing activity tracker & application for 24 weeks. The following items were measured before, middle and after the program : physical activity adherence, metabolic syndrome factor and body composition.
RESULTS: Results of this study showed that physical activity adherence appeared nothing in drop-rate of male(9.35%) and female(8.63%) : So adherence were male(90.65%) and female(91.37%). And changes of metabolic syndrome factor variables were significantly improved in total cholesterol, triglyceride, systolic blood pressure, and glucose in activity tracker & application use group and control group after 24 weeks. Also, body composition were showed significantly different in BMI, weight, waist.
CONCLUSIONS: Activity tracker & application use accompanied regular physical activity were effective in middle and senior-aged health promotion. This results can be utilized not only in new health promotion program of public health center but also in a local resident health management strategies.
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KEYWORD
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Activity tracker, Application, Adherence, Metabolic syndrome factor, Public health center
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