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Can a 'rewards-for-exercise app' increase physical activity, subjective well-being and sleep quality? An open-label single-arm trial among university staff with low to moderate physical activity levels.

Sakari LemolaAnna GkioulekaBrieze ReadAnu RealoLukasz WalasekNicole K Y TangMark T Elliott
Published in: BMC public health (2021)
The study suggests that mobile incentives-for-exercise applications might increase physical activity levels, positive affect, and sleep quality, at least in the short term. The observed changes were not sustained 12 months after the end of the trial.
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