Our interest in health is deepening and the introduction of exercise management systems provides users with health information from their exercise workouts on their smartphones as well as on other devices. Moreover, wearable technologies are providing massive innovative solutions to monitor a variety of healthcare problems. Some wearable technology applications are designed for exercise monitoring whilst others are designed for the prevention of diseases and maintenance of health, such as weight control.

Wearables and other mobile monitoring devices collect massive big data that present a challenge and opportunity for researchers who can apply more artificial intelligence (AI) techniques to improve health and well-being. It is an important process to identify and analyze the effects of physical exercise and other activities on human health, and disease management. Recent research proved that physical exercise leads to reductions in the metabolic, hemodynamic, body composition, epigenetic, and functional status risk factors that contribute heavily to the development of many leading non-communicable diseases. However, many practical barriers exist when considering urban environments and providing encouraging environments and spaces for physical activities and active living. Urban environments and workplaces need to be designed for work, active living, learning, playing, and better living. Addressing the needs and contributions in different management settings of everyday life is a prerequisite for ensuring comprehensiveness in efforts to promote physical activity and active living.

This Special Issue aims to effectively analyze various effects of physical exercise, propose individual improvement methods according to the analysis results, and focus on technologies that can improve public health levels, particularly in urban environments. We welcome original research and review articles.

Potential topics include but are not limited to the following:

• Wearable devices and sensor technology
• Big data collection and management systems
• Artificial intelligence-based data analysis technology
• Methodology and technology for analyzing exercise effects
• Physical education and its impact on the human body
• Management of urban environments for active living
• Digital health for well-being
• Exercise monitoring using mobile health
• Digital hospital management systems for well-being and disease control
• Healthcare and analytics for exercise management
• Big and thick data analytics for well-being
• Other research related to exercise-based health management systems