Show simple item record

dc.contributor.authorSanttila, Matti
dc.contributor.authorGrönqvist, Kalle
dc.contributor.authorRäisänen, Jussi
dc.contributor.authorKyröläinen, Heikki
dc.date.accessioned2016-06-30T06:58:24Z
dc.date.available2016-06-30T06:58:24Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.identifier.citationSanttila, M., Grönqvist, K., Räisänen, J., & Kyröläinen, H. (2016). Impact of a social media exercise service on individuals and employees. <i>Biomedical Human Kinetics</i>, <i>8</i>(1), 65-71. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1515/bhk-2016-0010" target="_blank">https://doi.org/10.1515/bhk-2016-0010</a>
dc.identifier.otherCONVID_26083725
dc.identifier.otherTUTKAID_70458
dc.identifier.urihttps://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/50640
dc.description.abstractStudy aim: The purpose of the present study was to investigate the impact of a social media exercise platform (HeiaHeia, Helsinki, Finland) on the level of physical activity, physical fitness, wellbeing and body weight of the service users. Material and methods: The subject group consisted of 2862 individuals who voluntarily participated in a web survey. Their age, gender, body mass index, physical fitness level and activity information were self-reported. Results: Most of the service users (78.1%) exercised more than three times a week. About 75% of the users reported that they were in good or excellent physical fitness, while about 50% were overweight. More than half (64.6%) of the service users reported that they had perceived an increase in their level of physical activity; and 46.4% of them reported that they had perceived an advance in their physical fitness after using the social media service. In addition, 54.0% of the users perceived an increase in their wellbeing. Every fifth (21.3%) user reported a decreased body weight after using the service. Those users with lower levels of physical fitness, lower physical activity and who were overweight were more likely to report that the use of the present service was beneficial. In total, about 75% of the service users reported at least one benefit after using the service. Conclusion: The present study demonstrated that the use of the social media exercise service can lead to an enhanced perceived level of physical activity, fitness and wellbeing. It also impacts positively on the users’ body weight. Thus, the present social media service can be recommended for use, especially for overweight, unfit and sedentary customers.
dc.languageeng
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherde Gruyter Open; University of Physical Education
dc.relation.ispartofseriesBiomedical Human Kinetics
dc.subject.otherphysical activity
dc.subject.otherfitness
dc.titleImpact of a social media exercise service on individuals and employees
dc.typearticle
dc.identifier.urnURN:NBN:fi:jyu-201606293379
dc.contributor.laitosLiikuntabiologian laitosfi
dc.contributor.laitosDepartment of Biology of Physical Activityen
dc.contributor.oppiaineLiikuntafysiologiafi
dc.contributor.oppiaineExercise Physiologyen
dc.type.urihttp://purl.org/eprint/type/JournalArticle
dc.date.updated2016-06-29T12:15:04Z
dc.type.coarhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_2df8fbb1
dc.description.reviewstatuspeerReviewed
dc.format.pagerange65-71
dc.relation.issn2080-2234
dc.relation.numberinseries1
dc.relation.volume8
dc.type.versionpublishedVersion
dc.rights.copyright© the Authors, 2016. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) Licence.
dc.rights.accesslevelopenAccessfi
dc.subject.ysoylipaino
jyx.subject.urihttp://www.yso.fi/onto/yso/p826
dc.rights.urlhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/
dc.relation.doi10.1515/bhk-2016-0010
dc.type.okmA1


Files in this item

Thumbnail

This item appears in the following Collection(s)

Show simple item record

© the Authors, 2016. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) Licence.
Except where otherwise noted, this item's license is described as © the Authors, 2016. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) Licence.