The design and development of 'Fitmy App': the ultimate technology to help students maintain a healthy lifestyle / Errissa Kystiena Yahya

Physical activities have scientifically been proven to improve health and overall quality of life. It has been reported that many university students are physically inactive with a sedentary lifestyle. With the advent of wireless technology, the presence of various mobile applications is considered...

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Main Author: Yahya, Errissa Kystiena
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spelling my-uitm-ir.856752023-11-02T04:53:05Z The design and development of 'Fitmy App': the ultimate technology to help students maintain a healthy lifestyle / Errissa Kystiena Yahya 2023 Yahya, Errissa Kystiena Learning. Learning strategies School social environment Physical activities have scientifically been proven to improve health and overall quality of life. It has been reported that many university students are physically inactive with a sedentary lifestyle. With the advent of wireless technology, the presence of various mobile applications is considered a promising tool for promoting physical activities to university students. This study aims to educate and assist university students about health and fitness through using the FitMy App which offers multiple benefits, including generating suitable physical activities and exercises for every individual’s present condition. The design and development of the FitMy App is directed towards the intention to educating and assisting university students in maintaining a healthy lifestyle. The analysis further identifies the university students’ health consciousness and the usability of the FitMy App in educating and assisting university students in maintaining their health. Employing the quantitative research approach, a set of questionnaires is used as the research instrument comprising forty questions categorized into four sections and distributed to 100 university students as respondents. Data was analysed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 23. Results revealed the respondents highly liked the user interface design and user experiences of the FitMy App, and all of them would like to use the application again. The overall positive feedbacks gathered from the participants revealed that the FitMy App is significantly effective and useful towards educating and assisting university students in maintaining a healthy lifestyle. 2023 Thesis https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/85675/ https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/85675/1/85675.pdf text en public masters Universiti Teknologi MARA (Kampus Puncak Alam) Faculty of Education Anuar, Roslaili
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advisor Anuar, Roslaili
topic Learning
Learning strategies
School social environment
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Learning strategies
School social environment
Yahya, Errissa Kystiena
The design and development of 'Fitmy App': the ultimate technology to help students maintain a healthy lifestyle / Errissa Kystiena Yahya
description Physical activities have scientifically been proven to improve health and overall quality of life. It has been reported that many university students are physically inactive with a sedentary lifestyle. With the advent of wireless technology, the presence of various mobile applications is considered a promising tool for promoting physical activities to university students. This study aims to educate and assist university students about health and fitness through using the FitMy App which offers multiple benefits, including generating suitable physical activities and exercises for every individual’s present condition. The design and development of the FitMy App is directed towards the intention to educating and assisting university students in maintaining a healthy lifestyle. The analysis further identifies the university students’ health consciousness and the usability of the FitMy App in educating and assisting university students in maintaining their health. Employing the quantitative research approach, a set of questionnaires is used as the research instrument comprising forty questions categorized into four sections and distributed to 100 university students as respondents. Data was analysed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 23. Results revealed the respondents highly liked the user interface design and user experiences of the FitMy App, and all of them would like to use the application again. The overall positive feedbacks gathered from the participants revealed that the FitMy App is significantly effective and useful towards educating and assisting university students in maintaining a healthy lifestyle.
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title The design and development of 'Fitmy App': the ultimate technology to help students maintain a healthy lifestyle / Errissa Kystiena Yahya
title_short The design and development of 'Fitmy App': the ultimate technology to help students maintain a healthy lifestyle / Errissa Kystiena Yahya
title_full The design and development of 'Fitmy App': the ultimate technology to help students maintain a healthy lifestyle / Errissa Kystiena Yahya
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