Physical activity

Abstract

An attempt has been made to review the potential of mhealth in terms of remote monitoring of physical activities. This allows individuals to resume their normal daily activities while their health parameters are remotely monitored to predict/detect a decline in their health index that demands in-patient care. The ability of sensor technologies and algorithms to deliver health outcomes is discussed to allay doubts about the potential usefulness of the proposed solutions. Additionally, this chapter discussed the major challenges and the response of leading-edge technologies to these challenges in order to optimise the technology fitness for the application of interest. A summary of pilots and trials that have been carried out in many countries and regions is provided to create well-established fact bases of mhealth solutions for remote monitoring of physical activities.