Link → Improving Diet and Physical Activity with ALIVE: A Worksite Randomized Trial
This study has been touted elsewhere (not by the research team itself) as demonstrating that “E-mail reminders to exercise and eat healthy are effective in modifying behavior.” (quote is from E-mail wellness program encourages patient compliance, study finds) The abstract indicates that the program is more than just reminders: “[ALIVE is] a 16-week e-mail program offered individually tailored, small-step goals; a personal homepage with tips; educational materials; and tracking and simulation tools.” It should also be noted that the data was gathered by self-report of the subjects.
