Mobile applications available on Android and iPhone platforms help users to better understand personal results concerning fitness level and give information about the benefits of physical exercises on the human body. The aim of this paper is to present some possible ways to apply mobile phone technology within physical education lessons and also within other extraschool sport activities. By correlating this aspect with the increasingly number of overweight children, we consider that some new methodologies have to be applied, in formal and non-formal activities, to be able to enhance the children's interest in practicing physical exercises. The last couple of years emphasize a clear decreasing tendency of the motor potential level of children from Romania. Mobile apps available for both Android and iPhone platforms foster a better understanding of personal results in terms of physical fitness, providing clues about the benefits of exercise on the body : monitoring the running pace, measuring the distances, speed, calories burned, configuring the itinerary by GPS, injury prevention and accelerating the recovery process or changing the altitude (Daily Workouts, Fitness Home and Gym Workout, 8 Minutes Abs Workout, Squats Workout) setting the workout program (Daily Workouts, Fitness and Gym Workout Home 8 Minutes Abs Workout, Workout Squats) monitoring the number of footsteps (Noom Walk: Pedometer, Google Fit) calculating the body mass index or waist-height ratio (BMI Ideal Weight Calculator, Ideal Weight) heart rate measurement (Cardiograph, Heart Rate Monitor) managing the required quantity of water necessary for the body (Water Your Body) monitoring sleep cycles by smart wake-up (Sleep as Android Unlock). Education specialists are highlighting the importance of mobile devices that allow access to contents in a quick and friendly manner, thus being able to be used both online and off-line. Finally, the findings of a survey with university students for eliciting their attitudes to engage with cyber-physical learning environments for enhancing their digital smart citizenship competences are reported. Proof-of-concept case studies of the proposed cyber-physical learning approach, to develop smart household energy management competences, are presented and discussed as a field of application. The proposed approach exploits the potential of Internet of Things technologies to create authentic blended and augmented learning experiences. In this context, this chapter introduces “cyber-physical learning” as a generic overarching model to cultivate Digital Smart Citizenship competence. However, these investments mainly focus in smart technical infrastructure, and they have yet to be systematically complemented with efforts to prepare the human capital of future smart cities in terms of core competences anticipated for exploiting their potential. The concept of Smart Cities is an emerging social and technology innovation, attracting large public and private investments at a global scale, arguing for the effective exploitation of digital technologies to drive quality of living and sustainable growth.
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