Are Smartphones Better in Guiding Physical Activity Among Sedentary Young Adults? A Randomised Controlled Trial

Background. Physical activity promotion in young adults is found to be associated with improved psychosocial well-being and academic performance. Recently smartphones are a potent means for promoting physical activity. So far no study has compared traditional walking prescriptions improving functional capacity compliance college adults.Methods. Of 77 participants recruited, only 26 adult sedentary undergraduates step count less than 7500 steps/ day were completed one of the two interventions:American College Sports Medicine (ACSM) guided (n = 14) smartphone application (SMART) 12). The pre post-intervention oxygen uptake (VO2), anaerobic threshold (AT at VO2), heart rate (HR) ventilatory equivalents carbondioxide (VE/VCO2) measured by metabolimeter (K5,Cosmed, Italy). After normalization, continous variables VO2, AT VE/ VCO2, HR analysed way analysis variance (2 X 2 ANOVA) level significance 0.05.Results. Twenty six study. Except treadmill distance time, all exercise test including aerobic (3.20 ml/kg/min, d 0.492) ,anaerobic (- 11.03, 0.769), equivalent carbon dioxide (2.32 0.801), 10.50 b/min, 0.0792) significantly.Compliance was 17.65% greater SMART ACSM group.Conclusions. efficient group routinely administered prescription adults. Long- erm may better