The use of activity trackers for health empowerment and commitment: The Philippine cycling perspective

• Main Author: Ebardo, Ryan A.
• Format: text
• Published: Animo Repository 2017
• Subjects: Activity trackers (Wearable technology); Physical fitness—Monitoring—Equipment and supplies; Health Information Technology
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/faculty_research/12508
• Institution: De La Salle University

Activity tracking devices have found its way in the world of cycling. With its projected market demand and increasing popularity of cycling in the Philippines, cyclists are slowly adopting this technology in their daily cycling routines. Activity trackers demonstrate real-time data which allow cyclists to adjust physical efforts to achieve their personal goals. Six common features of activity trackers were formed as constructs to explore its influence on health empowerment in the context of cycling using Partial Least Squares – Structural Equation Model. A total of 393 cyclists in the Philippines participated in the study. Some features demonstrated strong evidence of positive influence in achieving health empowerment and commitment. Implications for future design and development of this technology device are discussed.