Participants
During the initial stage of the investigation, the sample comprised of 300 individuals, encompassing both male and female employees hailing from diverse colleges and departments of Zhengzhou University. The participants were selected through convenience sampling. In the initial stage of the study, a quantitative pretest/posttest design was employed, utilizing randomized control and experimental groups. The participants were randomly allocated to either the control or experimental group. In each group, there were 150 participants (75 males and 75 females). The experimental group was provided with physical activity interventions that were based on technology, whereas the control group did not receive any such interventions. The distribution of participants in this phase was equal between males and females. In the subsequent phase of the study, a qualitative research approach was employed to investigate the participants’ perspectives on physical activities facilitated by technology. A total of 20 participants were selected using purposive sampling. The rationale for the sample selected for qualitative phase was data saturation which occurred when the 20th participant was interviewed. The individuals involved in this stage were equally divided between males and females, and they had all been exposed to technology-driven interventions for physical activity within the workplace. The sample size for the current phase was comparatively smaller than that of the preceding and subsequent phases, as the primary objective was to acquire more comprehensive and detailed insights into the participants’ experiences. In the third phase all selected participants were enlisted for this phase. The sample consisted of an equal distribution of male and female participants, all of whom had received technology-based physical activity interventions in their workplace. They were asked to attempt the questionnaire related to motivations and barriers of technological -based intervention.