Can fitness apps work long term? A 24-month quasiexperiment of 516 818 Canadian fitness app users
Modest PA increases of about 250 steps per day were sustained over 2 years. For important subgroups (ie, earlier start seasons, 'low' active) increases approached or surpassed 1000 steps/day-a level indicative of clinical significance. Substantial daily step count reductions among higher active users were also observed.
Authors
- Carolyn Taylor (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3540-1491)
- Guy Faulkner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8898-2536)
- Marc Mitchell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2772-9614)
- Lisa Nguyen
Institutions
- Western University (CA)
- University of British Columbia (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- British Journal of Sports Medicine
- Published
- 2025-09-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2025-109901
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.82
Funders
- Public Health Agency of Canada
- Public Health Agency