Context Despite clear health benefits, many individuals fail to achieve the recommended
levels of physical activity. Text message interventions to promote physical activity hold …

Background Physical inactivity is a leading health risk factor for mortality worldwide.
Researchers are examining innovative techniques including the use of mobile technology to …

Sedentarism is a serious health concern in industrialized countries throughout the world. We
examined whether a text message-based intervention, targeted at increasing daily levels of …

Background Low physical activity is an important risk factor for common physical and mental
disorders. Physical activity interventions delivered via smartphones can help users maintain …

Background Mobile technology to promote exercise is effective; however, most evidence is
from studies of younger groups in high-income countries. Investigating if short message …

Background: The use of text messages (short message service, SMS) to change physical
activity and sedentary behavior in youth is of interest due to the need for novel, more …

This meta-analysis investigated the efficacy of text messaging-based health promotion
interventions. Nineteen randomized controlled trials conducted in 13 countries met inclusion …

BACKGROUND: Older minority populations can benefit from increased physical activity,
especially walking. Text messaging interventions have the potential to encourage positive …

Context Existing evidence shows that text message interventions can produce short-term
health behavior change. However, understanding is limited regarding intervention …

Background We hypothesized that a fully automated mobile health (mH ealth) intervention
with tracking and texting components would increase physical activity. Methods and Results …