NDLI: StepUp: A step counter mobile application to promote healthy lifestyle

Content Provider	IEEE Xplore Digital Library
Author	Khalil, A. Glal, S.
Copyright Year	2009
Description	Author affiliation: College of Engineering and Computer Sciences, Abu Dhabi University, AL Ain , United Arab Emirates (Khalil, A.; Glal, S.)
Abstract	The Gulf States currently have one of the highest rates of diabetes and obesity in the world. It is blamed on a sedentary lifestyle and easy access to food high in fat and calories. Lifestyle choices such as physical activities and diet are the major force in fighting diabetes and obesity. The adoption of protective behaviors as well as healthful habits is a crucial factor in the prevention of these diseases. The first step in making healthy lifestyle choices is having information that helps in the decision-making process. In this paper, we present the design, implementation, and evaluation of the StepUp application a step counter application. StepUp exploits off-the-shelf sensor-enabled mobile phones to automatically infer the number of steps the user walked. The application goal is to give the user a quantitative measure of his or her daily activities and to increase the user awareness and understanding of the importance of exercise and facilitate the integration of regular exercise into their daily life.
Starting Page	1
Ending Page	5
File Size	5356430
Page Count	5
File Format	PDF
ISBN	9781424457540
e-ISBN	9781424457571
e-ISBN	9781424457564
DOI	10.1109/CTIT.2009.5423113
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	2009-12-15
Publisher Place	United Arab Emirates
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Decision making Educational institutions Mobile handsets Application software Statistics Counting circuits Diseases Step counting Step detection Diabetes Acceleration Protection Mobile computing
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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