Digital Tools to Support Physical Activity as an Element of Shaping a Healthy Lifestyle for Professionally Active Women

The contemporary lifestyle of women working in offices leads to limited physical activity and sedentary behavior, which increases the risk of health problems. Digital tools, including training platforms, offer a potentially effective solution for supporting healthy lifestyle changes. The aim of the study was to assess the impact of using a training platform on physical activity levels, selected eating habits, sleep quality, and lifestyle factors among adult women working in offices. The study was longitudinal in nature and included professionally active adult women (n=158) employed in office positions in state-owned entities in the West Pomeranian Voivodeship. Data were collected at four time points: T0 (baseline), T3 (3 months), T6 (6 months), and T9 (9 months). A diagnostic survey approach was employed, utilizing proprietary questionnaires and the Athens Insomnia Scale. Analyses were performed using the Friedman test and post-hoc analyses with Bonferroni correction. During the 9-month intervention, a significant increase in physical activity levels was observed, including an increase in the frequency and duration of activities of varying intensity. Some changes in dietary habits were also observed, including increased fluid and vegetable consumption. No changes in between-meal snacking were observed. Analysis of sleep parameters revealed a significant deterioration in subjective sleep quality throughout the intervention. The training platform proved to be an effective tool for supporting increased physical activity in working women, but its impact on other lifestyle factors, particularly sleep quality, was limited.