New technologies such as mobile phone and connected devices have been recognized as useful tools to assist chronic patients in their disease's management. they are also considering as promising tools to help patients to change their lifestyle behavior.
Balneotherapy is a very special moment to initiate changes and to raise awareness about healthier behavior in terms of food and physical activity.
The objective of the intervention is to help patients with chronic diseases, taking part in a balneotherapy, to increase or maintain their physical activity level in the long term to reach the national recommendations of 150 minutes of moderate physical activity per week.
Patients will be randomized either in the intervention group or in the control group.
The intervention group will participate in a workshop during the balneotherapy providing them informations about physical activity and also about the way to use the web and smartphone-based physical activity program along with the use of the connected devices (scale and pedometer). After the end of the balneotherapy, the intervention group will have access to the web and smartphone-based physical activity program during 12 months.
The control group will receive a booklet including informations about physical activity practice.
