The growing diversity of cell phone applications and connected objects has generally been seen as opening up new possibilities and providing motivation to help combat a sedentary lifestyle. For some, these technologies can act as levers to encourage activity to encourage activity, such as challenge, competition and numerical progress over time. They can also be used as a practical guide.. In the case of sports applications, it is advisable to check with doctors or sports professionals to ensure the quality of the exercises proposed, to avoid injury.

For further information, we recommend that you consult :

- The Santé Publique France website, and its thematic dossier on sedentariness & physical activity

- The website of ANSES, the French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety, and in particular its sedentary lifestyle and physical activity section.

- The WHO report, which unveiled its guidelines on physical activity and sedentariness in 2020