Advances for indoor fitness tracking, coaching, and motivation: A review of existing technological advances

T Wang, Y Gan, SD Arena… - IEEE Systems, Man …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
There is growing consumer demand for digital technologies that help users track, motivate,
and receive coaching for both aerobic and anaerobic activities. In this article, we provide a …

[HTML][HTML] Digital coaching motivating young elderly people towards physical activity

E Kettunen, T Kari, L Frank - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
The share of the elderly population is increasing globally, and it is important to help them to
maintain their physical activity levels and ability to function to as late an age as possible …

Critical experiences with sport and wellness technology digital coach–differences between young adults and young elderly

E Kettunen, T Kari, W Critchley… - Behaviour & Information …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Both young adults and young elderly people have been found to be at a high risk of
disengagement with physical activity. This makes both groups important targets for health …

AI in digital sports coaching–a systematic review

M Jud, S Thalmann - Managing Sport and Leisure, 2025 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose The adoption of AI in sports coaching is increasingly promising, presenting new
opportunities and challenges for service providers and athletes. Although research on AI in …

Designing physical activity interventions for women aged 50+: a qualitative study of participant perspectives

G Wallbank, A Haynes, A Tiedemann, C Sherrington… - BMC Public Health, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Background The Active Women over 50 trial tested a scalable program for
increasing physical activity among women aged 50+. The program included information …

Physical activity tracker application in promoting physical activity behavior among older adults: A 24-month follow-up study

T Kari, M Makkonen, C Carlsson - Journal of Aging and …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Objectives To investigate whether and how PA tracker application use supports PA behavior
among older adults during the first 24 months of use. Methods: The changes in PA levels (ie …

[HTML][HTML] Personalized coaching via texting for behavior change to understand a healthy lifestyle intervention in a naturalistic setting: Mixed methods study

C Bäccman, L Bergkvist, E Wästlund - JMIR Formative Research, 2023 - formative.jmir.org
Background Digital health interventions, such as personalized SMS coaching, are
considered affordable and scalable methods to support healthy lifestyle changes. SMS, or …

Can digital coaching boost your performance?–A qualitative study among physically active people

E Kettunen, W Critchley, T Kari - 2019 - scholarspace.manoa.hawaii.edu
The use of sport and wellness technology devices among athletes is highly popular. At the
same time the demand for easy to understand, clear, and personalized information is also …

“Who cares about fireworks?”–A study on digital coaching, gamification and exercise motivation

M Helmefalk, L Marcusson, A Sell - 2020 - aisel.aisnet.org
Digital coaching systems offer users support in their physical training through insights and
advice based on the individual's activity data. Often these systems utilize gamification …

Digital coaching system for real options analysis with multi-expert and machine learning support

J Kinnunen, M Collan, I Georgescu… - HCI International 2021 …, 2021 - Springer
Digitalization and artificial intelligence are growing in importance as parts of decision-
support tools in various application domains. One of the important developments in this vein …