Gamification and social incentives increase physical activity

Nature Reviews Endocrinology, Published online: 25 October 2019; doi:10.1038/s41574-019-0281-8A nationwide study conducted in the USA demonstrated that an intervention combining gamification with social incentives, conducted within the context of a behavioural economics platform, can result in a moderate yet significant increase in physical activity in adults with obesity over a period of 24 weeks with an additional 12 week follow-up.
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