居家期间保持活力:生活中断期间身体活动技术的使用。
Staying Active While Staying Home: The Use of Physical Activity Technologies During Life Disruptions.
作者信息
Newbold Joseph W, Rudnicka Anna, Cox Anna
机构信息
NorSC, Computer and Information Sciences, Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom.
University College London (Interaction Centre); (UCLIC), University College London, London, United Kingdom.
出版信息
Front Digit Health. 2021 Oct 28;3:753115. doi: 10.3389/fdgth.2021.753115. eCollection 2021.
One impact of the Covid-19 lockdowns was a restriction on people's ability to engage in physical activity in previously routine ways. This paper presents a two-stage mixed-method study exploring how people used technology to stay physically active during this period. We found that activity trackers reminded people to be active, while virtual coaching (i.e., video tutorials and online classes) helped them stay connected. The lockdown increased people's awareness of their activity levels and removed barriers to exercise, for example by giving them greater control over their time. However, it also created new challenges, with lack of time and space, injuries due to sudden changes in activity, and anxiety around lockdown, putting limits on physical activity. We highlight future directions that must be addressed to maximise the benefits of physical activity technologies for people trying to stay active during major life disruptions.
新冠疫情封锁措施的一个影响是限制了人们以以往常规方式进行体育活动的能力。本文呈现了一项两阶段混合方法研究,探讨人们在此期间如何利用技术来保持体育活动。我们发现活动追踪器提醒人们保持活跃,而虚拟教练(即视频教程和在线课程)帮助他们保持联系。封锁提高了人们对自身活动水平的认识,并消除了运动障碍,例如让他们能更好地掌控时间。然而,它也带来了新挑战,包括时间和空间的缺乏、活动突然变化导致的受伤以及封锁带来的焦虑,这些都限制了体育活动。我们强调了未来必须解决的方向,以便在重大生活干扰期间,使体育活动技术能为试图保持活跃的人们带来最大益处。