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Showing 1 to 6 of 6 for “"MyFitnessPal"”.
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Investigating the effect of gamification on the adoption of fitness apps on mobile devices in South Africa
… Africa to assess this. The cohorts focused on MyFitnessPal, Nike+ or Strava gamified fitness mobile apps, respectively, in order to allow for comparisons of survey responses across the three fitness mobile apps. The survey design used an extension of the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) to …
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An apparatus enabling easier and more automated dietary pattern tracking
… or text input based digital trackers such as MyFitnessPal. Both current methods are quite tiresome, and we saw opportunities in utilizing computer vision methods to automate the recognition of what a user is eating, therefore hoping to reduce the need for manual input and making the process …
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THE EFFECT OF WEIGHT LOSS AND STRUCTURED EXERCISE ON PAIN IN PATIENTS WITH FIBROMYALGIA: A FEASIBILITY STUDY
… per day and record food intake using MyFitnessPal. To assess pain outcomes, the Revised Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire and the Brief Pain Inventory were used, and the DEXA was used to measure changes in body mass. Feasibility was analyzed by examining recruitment rates, session …
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Effects of a nutritional intervention on dietary intake in female collegiate athletes
… their nutrient intake on a mobile application, MyFitnessPal[trademark] every day of the week for six weeks. Repeated measures analysis of variance was ran to determine the any difference between the two groups over time for the macronutrients investigated. There was no significant difference was …
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Comparing Self-Monitoring Strategies for Weight Loss: Does Developing Mastery Before Diet Tracking Enhance Engagement?
… components. All groups used the commercial app MyFitnessPal for self-monitoring and received a tailored calorie goal and a goal to lose 5% of initial weight by 12 weeks. Paper one examined the impact of the intervention on weight change and self-monitoring engagement (Aims 1-3) and found …
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Content complexity of nutrition apps
… app. When dietitians do list a preferred app, MyFitnessPal, a diet-tracking app is the most commonly used. Many barriers to app use were identified, with age of participants and experience with technology being common barriers to the incorporation of apps into hypertension management identified …