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

Table 1 Users’ segmentation and prototypical models of activity

Profiles of users	Basic standard	Gold standard	Progressive paths of pursuing (week 1, 2, 3, 4, 5–8; percentage of coverage of the standard chosen)
Inactive	> 450 METs	–	(Try and check) 0.3/0.5/0.5/0.75/1
Moderately inactive	> 450 METs	900 METs	(Diesel engine) 0.5/0.75/0.75/1/1
Moderately active	900 METs	1800 METs	(Two step) 0.75/0.75/1/1/1
Active	–	1800 METs	(Speedy Gonzalez) 0.75/1/1/1/1 (All in one) 1/1/1/1/1

Each profile is associated to a prototypical model of activity, including different weekly volumes of physical activity to be performed, as well as the mode of progression (indicated by idioms that facilitate the identification of the type of user, including the percentages of coverage of the goal of physical activity) to reach the desired goal
Abbreviation: METs Metabolic equivalents

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