Sport Physiology & Management Investigations

Sport Physiology & Management Investigations

Understanding the solutions and consequences of users' effective use of health and fitness applications

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
1 Assistant Professor, Department of Sport Management, Faculty of Sport Sciences and Health, University of Tehran
2 PhD student in Sports Management, Faculty of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, Allameh Tabataba'i University, Tehran, Iran.
3 Assistant Professor, Department of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, University of Imam Reza International, Mashhad, Iran
10.22034/spmi.2025.442620.2571
Abstract
The aim of the current research was Understanding the solutions and consequences of users' effective use of health and fitness applications. The present qualitative research was carried out with thematic analysis method and the statistical population of this research was all the professors of physical education and sports sciences at the universities of the country (to specifically, sports management and media), sports bloggers, were experts in the field of sports technology. In-depth and semi-structured interviews were used. The sampling method was purposeful and the sampling continued until theoretical saturation was reached. The interviews with 21 people reached the theoretical saturation point. Based on thematic analysis, the data were coded and were analyzed. For solutions, 48 concepts, 6 sub-themes and 3 main themes (basic solutions, attraction solutions and targeted solutions) and for consequences 33 concepts, 6 sub-themes and 3 main themes (user growth and development, realization of program goals and development of individual sports) were identified. It can be said that by identifying these solutions and consequences, a suitable guide is recommended to the designers of these programs to pay attention to the tastes and needs of users more than anything else in the design of these applications. Design programs that can be run on all types of mobile phones and each user can use them according to their situation.
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