Emerging Technology Applications to Promote Physical Activity and Health

As technology becomes an ever-more prevalent part of everyday life, and population-based physical activity programs seek new ways to increase life-long engagement with physical activity, these two ideas have become increasingly linked. This Special Issue attempts to offer a thorough and critical exa...

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Published: MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2019
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