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Mobility: Encouraging Physical Activity among High School Students

Authors:
Maria Luiza Calisto dos Santos
Pedro Almir Martins de Oliveira
Rossana Maria de Castro Andrade

Keywords: technology; health; mobile app.

Abstract:
With technological advancement, there is a high level of daily interaction with screens and mobile devices among the youth population, leading to a sedentary lifestyle and a reduction in the time dedicated to physical exercise. Given this context, it is essential to find solutions to address the increasing sedentary lifestyle among adolescents. In this way, this study presents the Mobility app to motivate high school students to engage in physical activities through playful physical challenges, utilizing smartphone sensors and a scoring system based on the activities completed. The goal is for students to adopt regular yet straightforward healthy habits, contributing to their overall well-being and preventing diseases associated with a sedentary lifestyle. To evaluate this proposal, a real-world evaluation was conducted with 23 students. The results show that the tool constitutes an approach that is easily integrated into the school environment and contributes to the reduction of sedentary behavior, although further technical refinement is still required.

Pages: 5 to 10

Copyright: Copyright (c) IARIA, 2025

Publication date: October 26, 2025

Published in: conference

ISSN: 2519-8491

ISBN: 978-1-68558-312-5

Location: Barcelona, Spain

Dates: from October 26, 2025 to October 30, 2025