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AU Mobile Wellness:Wellness at Work

Colin ElliottTracey Woodburn

Tony TinEvelyn Ellerman

Nicole Collins

Athabasca University

AU Mobile Wellness at Work

to increase understanding of what it takes to build communities online

to learn how to maintain health and well-being in an electronic workplace

to collaborate with internal units at the university, and work with external partners

to harness and build on the library’s mobile expertise and experience

Ummm… you are a library, why are you developing a health and wellness

app?


Athabasca University


WellnessAtWork App


App Features

Set of 5 exercises Reminder chime Minute tracker


Built for the iOS platform

5 different (three-four minute sets)

Modified push-ups Lateral reaches


87% had previously downloaded an app 52% had downloaded a health or fitness related

app

Which device did you use? iPad 43% iPhone 43% iPod Touch 8%

Who participated?


22-34 23%35-44 23%45-5452%55-644%

45/23

91%

9%

iPhone- 87%iPad- 39%

iPod Touch- 17%

Blackberry- 4%Smartphone-

0%Never-9%

On average, how much of your working time is spent sitting? (Do not include

breaks or lunchtime)

I am always sitting when I work (a)

16 69.57%

I am mostly sitting when I work (b)

6 26.09%

I sometimes sit when I work (c) 0 0.00%

I rarely sit when I work (d) 1 4.35%

I do not sit when I work (e) 0 0.00%


Why did you participate?


“I needed something to get me off my butt!”

“I like that it was for a short bit of time so it was easy to do”

“The fact that there were reminders that

notified me that it was time to move

around & stretch AND that I could do the

exercises at my desk. “

Reminder Chime


Answer Count Percentage

Yes (Y) 17 73.91%

No (N) 5 21.74%

No answer 1 4.35%

Did you ever turn off your chime without doing a set?

I was busy I was on the phone I had just finished a walk/run I was in a meeting It was too hard to watch the video on my

phone Wi-Fi was intermittent, and the video

wouldn’t load Bad timing

Reminder Chime II

Why did you turn the chime off without doing a set?


How many times a day did you exercise using the app?


Answer Count Percentage

once a day (a) 5 21.74%twice a day (b) 4 17.39%three times a day (c) 4 17.39%four times a day (d) 5 21.74%five times a day (e) 0 0.00%six times a day (f) 1 4.35%seven or more times a day (g) 1 4.35%No answer 3 13.04%

The average participation was for 13/20 days Reasons for not participating on all days

Vacation Wi-Fi problems Short staffed Forgot my device Work part-time

61% exercised with this app outside of work

Participation


74%

Future

Mobile Devices-flexibility

The app on my mobile device provides flexibility for me to exercise anywhere at

anytime.

I feel that exercising with this app has contributed to my overall health and wellness.


Mobile Devices-access

The use of mobile technology could increase my access to health and wellness information.


Mobile Devices-moreI would like to take other wellness challenges using a mobile

device.


Result


Using this app, I became more physically active at work.

Exercises for target problems (carpal tunnel, lower back pain)

Multi-platform (android version) Food tracker Additional exercise sets

Suggestions from Questionnaire


Final Comments


“Great start to a positive workplace

App!!!”“excellent idea....glad AU is caring about its employees. !!”

“It’s a good thing for staff to have, especially if you have never attended any exercise classes. Gets you up and out of your desk, and at least thinking of exercising.”

“I was very sore to start off with doing some of the suggested exercises. But, with time I felt great and was addicted to doing the exercises every hour when my job allowed it. I was very happy with all aspects of the app and would recommend it to other friends.”

“I am a person that suffers from RA

and found this device very helpful, it

increased flexibility for me and

strength, I would like to feel that you

will contact supervisors and ask them

to continue supporting this wellness

initiative”


http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/wellnessatwork/id554485674?mt=8

Or search for

WellnessAtWork in the app store

Thank-you

Questions?

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