Running is a popular recreational sport, yet for many amateur runners it remains challenging to turn intentions into sustainable running behavior. Although the market offers a myriad of running-related devices that aim to motivate runners, these often focus on the training itself and not on overcoming …

Physical activity (PA) can have a substantial benefit in the prevention, treatment andrehabilitation of (breast) cancer. Wearable devices offer possibilities to monitor PA,to provide feedback and to set targets. Although the market for PA related wearabledevices is booming, the impact of these wearables …

Prolonged sitting time in adults has become a major societal issue with far-reaching health, economic, and social consequences. The objective of this study is to reduce sedentary behaviour in office workers by integrating physical activity with work. In this case study, we present Workwalk, a concept …

The scope of technology has expanded towards areas such as sports and vitality, offering significant challenges for engineering designers. However, only little is known about the underlying design and engineering processes used within these fields. Therefore, this paper aims to get an indepth understanding …

Volgens Janssen, Vos en Brombacher (2016) worden binnen de huidige designmethodieken weinig rekening gehouden met het profilen, valideren en de multidisciplinaire context van ontwerpen. Zij hebben hierdoor een nieuwe designmethodiek, de PDV-methodiek, ontwikkeld waarbij deze beperkingen toereikend gemaakt …

Most interactive sports-oriented products that are commercially available focus on individual athletes. The ones that focus on team sports rarely go beyond performance monitoring. Therefore, in this case study we focus on team dynamics in secondary school sports teams. These teams typically have to deal …

Which factors are important for effectiveness of sport- and health-related apps? Results of focus groups with experts. Dallinga, J, van der Werf, J , Janssen, M, Vos, S, Deutekom-Baart de la Faille, M. A huge amount of sport- and health-related smartphone applications (apps) is available in the app stores …

Aanleiding tot dit onderzoek is een brainstormsessie die heeft plaatsgevonden tussen Villa Pardoes en Bex*communicatie. Tijdens deze brainstormsessie werd gefocust op het vinden van (nieuwe) manieren om de stakeholders in de huidige tijd te benaderen. Uit deze sessie zijn diverse inzichten voortgekomen, …

In de (grote) steden blijkt fysiek actief gedrag steeds minder een evidentie te zijn en in toenemende mate voldoen inwoners niet aan de beweegnorm. Naast sport- en beweegaanbod en ruimtelijke ordening biedt ook innovatieve technologie nieuwe mogelijkheden om mensen te stimuleren meer te bewegen. Op basis …