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Health and InclusioneMobility – Strategic Applications AgendaNevertheless, still today there is a strong barrier on the utilization of those systems due the lack of suitableinterfaces, contents, and services completely adapted for all kind of people, regardless of their limitations andtheir capacity.This concept is gathered by the initiative of ―Design for All‖ promoted by the European Commission. The objectiveis to create products and services to meet the needs of users through accessible, barrier free and inclusive design[87].C. Home automation and intelligent environment. This category includes technological services andproducts that can be utilized in the home environment, in some cases to support independent living for older anddisabled people (see also assisting technologies section for this specific application). Potential applications consistof videoconferencing, robotics and mobile technology.Note that areas B. and C. are tightly intertwined with assistive technologies.II.5.2. State of the ArtPersonalisation of information and communications technologies for well being systems and services has alreadybeen extensively investigated from various viewpoints.A. Fitness.Physical activity has been linked to positive health outcomes [65] and general well-being [66]. In recent years,the use of mobile devices in wellness and fitness has gained increasing amount of attention, including bothresearch and commercial development. A short description of the existing fitness services/applications follows:I. Fitness and nutrition software applicationsDescriptionMobile application for:oomanaging fitnessManaging diet and nutritionUtilisationProducts for managing fitness often consist of two separate pieces of software. The main version ofthe software runs on a computer and a smaller piece of software is installed on a mobile device.Diet & Exercise Assistant [67] and My Sport Training [68] are examples of such products thatprovide a wealth of information, planning tools and graphical reporting on a computer and also letyou take essential information along on a handheld. Same products are the Personal Trainer forSeries 60 [69] that can calculate and track calories consumption and Wellness Diary [70] and PmEBmobile phone applications which are also targeted for the weight management, and help the usersto monitor and record different factors related to their lifestyle such as the food intake and physicalactivity for tracking their energy balance [71] [72]. NutriData [73] is another example of applicationrunning on handhelds that features an extensive and detailed database of ingredients of food andbeverage items. Finally Consolvo et al. [74] present a mobile phone application, where the users getthe information not only of their own step count and progress towards a set goal, but thecorresponding situation of their friends as well.ComponentsDataCharacteristicsNeeds data from measurement devices.TrafficDemand for low bandwidth network when updates are taking place.EntitiesProfessional wellbeing personnelII. Mobile technology for physical activityDescriptionMobile applications to:20