Research
Adherence
The physical activity improvements from a 50-day social networking intervention are not statistically maintained 3 months after the intervention ends.
Be aware that the benefits of a 50-day fitness challenge may fade after you stop. To keep the gains, you likely need to continue some form of tracking, social accountability, or structured activity beyond the initial 50 days.
GoodRefutesHIGH confidence
However, statistical differences between groups for total weekly MVPA and walking time were lost at the 20-week follow-up.
Why this rating
RCT data showing loss of statistical significance at follow-up.
Source
A Web-Based, Social Networking Physical Activity Intervention for Insufficiently Active Adults Delivered via Facebook App: Randomized Controlled Trial
Carol Maher et al. · Journal of Medical Internet Research · 2015
rct · n=110Cited 188×
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