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Chatbot interventions significantly increase total physical activity, daily steps, and moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) compared to control conditions.
Use a chatbot app or platform that sends daily prompts or allows you to log your activity and diet. Look for tools that use goal-setting and feedback features. Consistency is key, even if the interaction is brief. This is a low-cost, accessible way to boost your daily movement and healthy eating habits.
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Meta-analysis results showed significant effects (all p < 0.05) of chatbots for increasing total physical activity (SMD = 0.28 [95% CI = 0.16, 0.40]), daily steps (SMD = 0.28 [95% CI = 0.17, 0.39]), MVPA (SMD = 0.53 [95% CI = 0.24, 0.83])...
Why this rating
Meta-analysis of 19 trials, but most (74%) had low-quality ratings (weak/moderate).
Source
Systematic review and meta-analysis of the effectiveness of chatbots on lifestyle behaviours
Ben Singh et al. · npj Digital Medicine · 2023
DOI 10.1038/s41746-023-00856-1
Meta-analysis · 19 studiesCited 177×
Read the paper DOI resolved against Crossref · corpus check 2026-06-10
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