![]() ![]() ![]() Some individuals have a small but significant rise in risk of developing diabetes with each 150-calorie increase in sugar availability per day ( 4). Unlearning poor eating habits and avoiding ultra-processed foods (with high amounts of refined carbohydrates) are a healthier, more effective and sustainable long-term strategy than just attempting to burn a couple hundred more calories through exercise. Our bodies are very energy-efficient machines! It takes at least half hour of brisk walking to just burn two McVitie’s digestive biscuits! The inherently flawed “calories in/calories out” CICO model of energy balance should be tempered with sensible food choices and satiety. Physical activity (PA) is critical for achieving and maintaining good health and for the prevention and control of a wide-range of chronic diseases, including type 2 diabetes (and its many complications), heart disease, joint disease, and certain types of cancer and dementia, but is not as good for calorie burning or for offsetting a bad, sugar and calorie-laden diet despite the claims promoted by ‘big food’ companies ( 1, 2). The authors argue that the ultimate mobile PA planning and tracking app/platform will be the one capable of supporting both precision and accuracy health (offering truly individualized PA advice and coaching while preserving user privacy) and precision and accuracy public health (providing public health decision makers with community-level PA indicators obtained from app data aggregates of user populations). This paper outlines the available mHealth apps that capitalize on pervasive smartphone features coupled with sensors, and suggests which features might impact future PA patterns. Using advanced features on smartphones (GPS, Bluetooth, motion sensing, etc.) coupled with an app or game that is able to assist mobile users to not only track location, but also to interact socially with others based in real-life (IRL), virtual reality (VR), or alternate-reality (ARG), has the potential to give health experts better tools to encourage higher compliance to protocols, rehabilitation, behaviour change and health outcomes. Consistent and enjoyable physical activity (PA) can be a crucial component to improving or maintaining one’s overall health status. ![]()
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