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 …

Behavioral science units across the world advise policy makers on the use of
'nudge'techniques with the goal to improve health, wealth, and happiness. Nudges use …

Can financial incentives aid habit formation in people attempting to establish a positive
health behavior? We provide evidence on this question from a randomized controlled trial of …

The university environment is especially suitable for implementing health promotion
interventions and specifically for physical activity promotion among university students. The …

Background Offering people financial incentives to increase their physical activity is an
increasingly prevalent intervention strategy. However, little is known about the relative …

American Indians (AI) have high prevalence of diabetes in youth and may benefit from
increasing physical activity as a strategy to improve metabolic health. We tested whether …

The reach (ie, enrollment, engagement, and retention) of health promotion evidence-based
programs (EBPs) at the participant level has been challenging. Incentives based on …

The aim of fitness technologies, a combination of wearables and associated applications, is
to support users' health and fitness regimes. The market for fitness technologies continues to …

The purpose of this study was to:(1) compare the relative efficacy of different combinations of
three behavioral intervention strategies (ie, personalized reminders, financial incentives …

Many university students are insufficiently physically active to the detriment of their physical
and mental health. University students' physical activity motives are important for …