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Theory Lesson Resources�Lesson 3�Fitness and eHealth Technologies

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eHealth fitness apps

ACTIVITY 1

Fitness Smartphone Applications

What are they?

What is their purpose?

Do you use any?

Do you know any?

Resources: Worksheet eHealth fitness apps.

Note: a separate version including screenshots for students without smartphone is provided.

ACTIVITY 1 – eHealth fitness apps ⌚ 20-30 min.

This lesson aims to encourage students to review the content, usability and appropriateness of existing smartphone fitness applications (apps). Students use their smartphone if they have access, or teachers provide an electronic/hard copy resource with screenshots of the app functions for the top 5 fitness apps if students don’t have access to a smartphone in class. Working in pairs, students will review two free smartphone fitness apps (existing on their phone or downloaded for the activity). Students will review the apps using the following questions as a guide and answer these on a worksheet. Students will answer the questions using a 1-5 scale for each item (with 1 = ‘Strongly Disagree (SD)’, 2 = ‘Disagree’, 3 = ‘Neutral’, 4 = ‘Agree’ and 5 = ‘Strongly Agree’ (SA)). Students can compare the scores and evaluate the app by discussing their answers and results.

To discuss:

What is the total score of the smartphone fitness app you evaluated?
What do you think is the most important function of this fitness app, and why? Explain.
What could be improved in this app?
Why would you (or would you not) recommend this app to other teens? Explain.

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Fitness Smartphone Applications

ACTIVITY 1

Some examples…

Provide students with the worksheets and explain they have to choose one fitness application for smartphones (there is an extended worksheet for the students who do not have access to a smartphone). Students can choose a different app than those listed, as long as they can answer the worksheet questions and discuss with peers.

Students will answer the questions using a 1-5 scale for each item (with 1 = ‘Strongly Disagree (SD)’, 2 = ‘Disagree’, 3 = ‘Neutral’, 4 = ‘Agree’ and 5 = ‘Strongly Agree’ (SA)). Students can compare the scores and evaluate the app by discussing their answers and results.

Worksheet

Questions

The app is specifically designed for adolescents.
The app provides information on physical activity and/or resistance training guidelines for adolescents.
The app provides information on how to correctly perform exercises.
The app promotes a variety of resistance exercises involving body weight and free weights.
The app addresses the different fitness levels of users.
The app includes a self-monitoring and/or goal setting features.
The app is appropriate for adolescents.
I would recommend this app to other teens.

To discuss:

What is the total score of the smartphone fitness app you evaluated?
What do you think is the most important function of this fitness app, and why? Explain.
What could be improved in this app?
Why would you (or would you not) recommend this app to other teens? Explain.

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Fitness Smartphone Applications

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To do: choose a fitness app that you will be downloading on your smartphone, evaluate by completing the worksheet and discuss with your peer

Provide students with the worksheets and explain they have to choose one fitness application for smartphones (there is an extended worksheet for the students who do not have access to a smartphone). Students can choose a different app than those listed, as long as they can answer the worksheet questions and discuss with peers.

Students will answer the questions using a 1-5 scale for each item (with 1 = ‘Strongly Disagree (SD)’, 2 = ‘Disagree’, 3 = ‘Neutral’, 4 = ‘Agree’ and 5 = ‘Strongly Agree’ (SA)). Students can compare the scores and evaluate the app by discussing their answers and results.

Worksheet

Questions

The app is specifically designed for adolescents.
The app provides information on physical activity and/or resistance training guidelines for adolescents.
The app provides information on how to correctly perform exercises.
The app promotes a variety of resistance exercises involving body weight and free weights.
The app addresses the different fitness levels of users.
The app includes a self-monitoring and/or goal setting features.
The app is appropriate for adolescents.
I would recommend this app to other teens.

To discuss:

What is the total score of the smartphone fitness app you evaluated?
What do you think is the most important function of this fitness app, and why? Explain.
What could be improved in this app?
Why would you (or would you not) recommend this app to other teens? Explain.

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Once you evaluated a fitness app, discuss the following with your peer:��- What is the total score of the smartphone fitness app you evaluated?�- What do you think is the most important function of this fitness app, and why? �- What could be improved in this app? �- Why would you (or would you not) recommend this app to other teens?

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Fitness Smartphone Applications

ACTIVITY 2

Now it’s your turn!

Create your own eHealth fitness app!

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Fitness Smartphone Applications

ACTIVITY 2

Create your own eHealth fitness app!

Think of a name
What five functions should your app have?