Objective The use of financial incentives to promote physical activity (PA) has grown in
popularity due in part to technological advances that make it easier to track and reward PA …

Background Young adulthood has become synonymous with the development of poor
lifestyle behaviours associated with an increased risk of preventable chronic disease in later …

Objective To examine the weight trajectory of students over 4 years of college. Methods
Anthropometric assessments were completed at the beginning and end of students' …

Background: The Carrot Rewards app was developed as part of an innovative public-private
partnership to reward Canadians with loyalty points, exchangeable for retail goods, travel …

Young adulthood is associated with the highest rate of weight gain compared with any other
adult age group. This review evaluates the effectiveness of interventions with adiposity …

Background Healthy diet, weight control and physical activity to reduce obesity can be
motivated by financial incentives (FI). Behavioral-economic approaches may improve the …

Objective: To describe strategies used to recruit and retain young adults in nutrition, physical
activity and/or obesity intervention studies, and quantify the success and efficiency of these …

Abstract Purpose of Review The purpose of this paper was to review studies of behavioral
economic interventions (financial incentives, choice architecture modifications, or …

Physical activity (PA) participation declines from adolescence to young adulthood. This
review evaluates the effectiveness of interventions aiming to improve PA among healthy …

Importance Governments and others continue to use financial incentives to influence citizen
health behaviors like physical activity. However, when delivered on a population scale they …