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dc.contributor.authorSanttila, Matti
dc.contributor.authorGrönqvist, Kalle
dc.contributor.authorRäisänen, Jussi
dc.contributor.authorKyröläinen, Heikki
dc.date.accessioned2016-06-14T07:07:35Z
dc.date.available2016-06-14T07:07:35Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.identifier.citationSanttila, M., Grönqvist, K., Räisänen, J., & Kyröläinen, H. (2014). Impact on physical fitness of exercise promotion service utilizing social media. <i>Biomedical Human Kinetics</i>, <i>6</i>(1), 84-89. <a href="https://doi.org/10.2478/bhk-2014-0015" target="_blank">https://doi.org/10.2478/bhk-2014-0015</a>
dc.identifier.otherCONVID_23954238
dc.identifier.otherTUTKAID_63505
dc.identifier.urihttps://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/50298
dc.description.abstractStudy aim: the purpose of the present study was to survey the impact of a social media platform on physical fitness, physical activity levels and daily sitting time. Material and methods: a total of 2039 users (1445 women and 594 men) of the social media service (HeiaHeia, Helsinki, Finland) voluntarily participated in the study by answering an online questionnaire provided by a survey. Results: about 63.8% of the participants reported that the service has advanced their perceived level of physical fitness, while 36.2% reported no impact on their fitness. Most participants (71.3%) with BMI over 25 reported that the service had helped them to improve their physical fitness. Participants with BMI over 35 reported a more positive impact than in any other weight range groups. One-third of the participants (32.3%) sat for more than seven hours a day; 23.5% sat less than five hours a day. More than half of the participants (56.8%) were encouraged to be physical active during the day and aimed to reduce sitting time at their jobs during the workday. Conclusions: there seems to be a positive impact of web services that promote physical activity on the physical fitness among social media users. Although the present service is not merely well suited for physically active and physical fit users, it motivates users of all fitness levels to exercise. However, more studies are needed to clarify effects of social media on physical activity, fitness and health.
dc.languageeng
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherJózef Piłsudski University of Physical Education in Warsaw; Walter de Gruyter GmbH
dc.relation.ispartofseriesBiomedical Human Kinetics
dc.subject.otherphysical activity
dc.subject.otherfitness
dc.titleImpact on physical fitness of exercise promotion service utilizing social media
dc.typearticle
dc.identifier.urnURN:NBN:fi:jyu-201606143064
dc.contributor.laitosLiikuntabiologian laitosfi
dc.contributor.laitosDepartment of Biology of Physical Activityen
dc.contributor.oppiaineValmennus- ja testausoppifi
dc.contributor.oppiaineScience of Sport Coaching and Fitness Testingen
dc.type.urihttp://purl.org/eprint/type/JournalArticle
dc.date.updated2016-06-14T06:15:29Z
dc.type.coarhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_2df8fbb1
dc.description.reviewstatuspeerReviewed
dc.format.pagerange84–89
dc.relation.issn2080-2234
dc.relation.numberinseries1
dc.relation.volume6
dc.type.versionpublishedVersion
dc.rights.copyright© University of Physical Education, Warsaw, Poland. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License
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dc.subject.ysososiaalinen media
jyx.subject.urihttp://www.yso.fi/onto/yso/p20774
dc.rights.urlhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/
dc.relation.doi10.2478/bhk-2014-0015
dc.type.okmA1


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