Active Team – Examining an online social networking intervention to increase physical activity in controlled (RCT) and ecological (ET) settings

生活方式疾病，如心脏病和糖尿病，是澳大利亚面临的主要健康问题。迫切需要有效、低成本、大规模的体育活动干预措施。该项目使用在线社交网络来提供创新的身体活动干预。该项目将确定该软件在12个月内改变人们生活方式的有效性，以及病毒式营销技术是否可以用于大规模传播该程序。

Lifestyle diseases, such as heart disease and diabetes, are key health problems facing Australia. Effective, low-cost, mass-reach physical activity interventions are urgently needed. This project uses online social networks to deliver an innovative physical activity intervention. This project will determine how effective the software is in changing people’s lifestyle over 12 months, and whether viral marketing techniques can be used to disseminate the program on a mass scale.