New App Helps Fit Physical Activities into Students' Busy Schedules

For some students, an 8 a.m. class will take away the morning jog they enjoyed every day last semester. For others, a lab meeting time changed, and tennis doubles in the afternoon won’t be an option anymore.

Students returning to campus for a new semester often struggle to find time for physical activities because of their new routines and schedules. However, a new app developed at Georgia Tech helps busy students prioritize physical activity in their daily routines.

Ph.D. student Kefan Xu of the Ubicomp Health and Wellness Lab at Georgia Tech created Plannergy, a time management app that identifies open time blocks in users’ schedules.