the active2gether project is financed by the partnership program “healthy lifestyle solutions...

The Active2Gether project is financed by the Partnership Program “Healthy Lifestyle Solutions (HLS)” of STW, NIHC and Philips Research (grant no 12014)

Smart coaching strategies that integrate social networks and modern technology to empower young people to be physically active

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Active2Gether - Team

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VU Medical Center

Amsterdam

Philips

VU University

Amsterdam

Saskia te Velde

Johannes Brug

Jan Treur

Adnan Manzoor Rajper

Michel Klein

Julienka Mollee

Anouk Middelweerd

Aart van Halteren

Goal

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Unobtrusive monitoring Analyses Coaching

Physical activity promotion

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Sport participation Active transport Taking the stairs

Input for the coaching engineWhat is already available and known?

• Review apps:• Theory-based• Technical

advancedness• Literature study

What is needed?

• Barriers and facilitators:• Physical activity• Active transport• Taking the stairs

• App usage and preferences

• BCTs in apps

Highly tailored feedback

• Combining knowledge from the previous research into a if-then database

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Summary• Physical activity promotion

in young adults

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• Modern technology

• Real time feedback based on unobtrusive measurements

The Active2Gether project is financed by the Partnership Program “Healthy Lifestyle Solutions (HLS)” of STW, NIHC and Philips Research (grant no 12014)

Anouk Middelweerd a.middelweerd@vumc.nlactive2gether.few.vu.nl

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Input Active2Gether

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Monitoring System

Database

Web Server