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标题：Fitbit and Fitabase Technology: Tracking and Evaluating Youth Physical Activity
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作者：Lisa Franzen-Castle ; Tara Dunker ; Weiwen Chai 等
期刊名称：Journal of Extension
印刷版ISSN：0022-0140
电子版ISSN：1077-5315
出版年度：2017
卷号：55
期号：2
出版社：Journal of Extension, Inc.
摘要：With the health of today's youth a national priority, professionals need tools for accurately assessing activity patterns and motivating behavior change. Fitness technology may be a promising tool for promoting positive behavior change. The afterschool program WeCook: Fun with Food and Fitness focused on improving food preparation skills, nutrition knowledge, and physical activity levels of youths. As part of the program assessment, each participant wore a Fitbit near the beginning and end of the program. Fitabase, an online research platform, was used for aggregating and analyzing data. We discuss a model for incorporating these technologies.
关键词：youth ; physical activity ; overweight/obesity ; Fitbit technology ; behavior change