Do We Need to Reduce Sedentary Behavior?
Research says sedentary behavior has been identified as an important predictor of health outcome.
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The benefits include:
Lower Risk of Diabetes
Lower Risk of Cardiovascular Diseases
All Cause Mortality
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A Physical Therapist's Take
Listen closely as you hear a professional in the world of kinesiology speak of the ways we can reduce sedentary behavior, Alicia is a clinical director at ATI, who advocates for more physical activity. Her goal is to prevent pain with exercise.
Alicia Athaphone, DPT.
With reduced sedentary behavior, "At 6 months, participants lost an average of 10.2% of their initial weight, reduced their waist circumference by 8.6 cm, resting heart rate by 5.2 beats/min, systolic blood pressure by 5.0 mm Hg, and diastolic blood pressure by 6.4 mm Hg."
TBM, Drexel University
How The AI Chatbot Apps
can reduce sedentary behavior
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Create Behavioral Change
Goals are set weekly and action plans are created, There is self-monitoring for weight and activity levels. Coping-planning is used to help guide users with overall difficulties.
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Keep Socially Active
Chatbots can be engaged with and act as a guide for support. Bots will initiate conversations at any preferred time. There is a relational capacity that allows a maintenance and enhancement of social relationships with users.
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Stay Updated
Content is delivered multiple times a day to ensure that you have the proper resources to educational materials. There are texts, images, and videos available.
References
Kerrigan, S. G., Call, C., Schaumberg, K., Forman, E., & Butryn, M. L. (2018). Associations between change in sedentary behavior and outcome in standard behavioral weight loss treatment. Translational Behavioral Medicine, 8(2), 299-304. doi:10.1093/tbm/ibx038
Oh, Y. J., Zhang, J., Fang, M., & Fukuoka, Y. (2021). A systematic review of artificial intelligence chatbots for promoting physical activity, healthy diet, and weight loss. The International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 18(1), 160. doi:10.1186/s12966-021-01224-6.