Department of Physical Education, Lishui University, 17-104 Liangyue Lake Yayuan, Yanquan Street, Liandu District, Lishui, Zhejiang 323000, China.
Health Educ Res. 2024 May 11;39(3):272-283. doi: 10.1093/her/cyad047.
The popularity of social networks turns them into a legal method for promoting a healthy lifestyle, which benefits not only people but also different countries' governments. This research paper aimed to examine the Keep fitness app integrated into WeChat, Weibo and QQ as regards long-term improvements in health-related behaviors (physical activity, nutrition, health responsibility, spiritual growth, interpersonal relationships and stress management) and assess the associated risk of increased social media addiction. Students from Lishui University in China (N = 300) participated in this study, and they were formed into control and experimental groups. The Healthy Lifestyle Behavior Scale and Social Media Disorder Scale were used as psychometric instruments. The Keep app was found to improve respondents' scores on the parameters of physical activity, nutrition and health responsibility (P = 0.00). However, the level of dependence on social media did not change in either the control or the experimental group during the year of research (P ≥ 0.05). It is concluded that fitness apps can be an effective tool to promote healthy lifestyles among young people in China and other countries. The feasibility of government investment in fitness apps to promote healthy lifestyles is substantiated.
社交网络的普及使它们成为促进健康生活方式的合法方法，这不仅有益于个人，也有益于各国政府。本研究旨在探讨 Keep 健身应用程序整合到微信、微博和 QQ 中，对与健康相关的行为（身体活动、营养、健康责任、精神成长、人际关系和压力管理）的长期改善，并评估与社交媒体成瘾风险增加相关的问题。中国丽水大学的学生（N=300）参与了这项研究，他们被分为对照组和实验组。使用健康生活方式行为量表和社交媒体障碍量表作为心理测量工具。研究结果发现，Keep 应用程序提高了受访者在身体活动、营养和健康责任方面的得分（P=0.00）。然而，在研究期间，无论是对照组还是实验组，对社交媒体的依赖程度都没有变化（P≥0.05）。结论是，健身应用程序可以成为在中国和其他国家促进年轻人健康生活方式的有效工具。健身应用程序可以促进健康生活方式，政府对此进行投资是可行的。
