Personalized paths for physical activity: developing a person-centered quantitative function to determine a customized amount of exercise and enhancing individual commitment

• Main Authors: Giovanni Iolascon (Author), Francesca Gimigliano (Author), Gioconda Di Pietro (Author), Antimo Moretti (Author), Marco Paoletta (Author), Matteo Rivezzi (Author), Alessandro Distante (Author), Prisco Piscitelli (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) are leading causes of mortality. These conditions are also known as chronic diseases of long duration and generally slow progression. Physical activity (PA) is a main factor to delay symptoms and consequences of NCDs. In last decades, reduced phys...