A recent study found that email reminders can make a huge difference on the amount of physical exercise done by recipients.
Kaiser Permanente researchers conducting a clinical trial on the impact of e-mailed reminders on diet and physical activity found gentle electronic nagging actually worked: People who received regular messages suggesting modest lifestyle improvements increased their activity level and made healthier food choices…
The results showed trial participants who received regular e-mails recommending small health goals - such as a 10-minute walk - increased activity by 55 minutes per week and decreased sedentary activity by two hours a week, as compared with those who only received one message at the onset of the study.
I am hoping that emails with the opposite message don’t have the same kind of impact. Otherwise I may need to unsubscribe from my daily Top Fried Food Recipes for TV Watching email.
