Table 1 Review of physical activity and exercise-related ontologies

Kostopoulos et al. [21], 2011

To support personalized exercise prescription

Exercise in cardiac rehabilitation

Faiz et al. [22], 2014

To recommend diet and exercise based on the user profile

Diet and exercise in diabetes patients

Foust [23], 2013

To provide a reference for describing an exercise regarding functional movements, engaged musculoskeletal system parts, related equipment or monitoring devices, and intended health outcomes

Anatomy of exercise and health outcomes

Bickmore & Schulman [19], 2013

To describe health behavior change interventions (exercise and diet promotion)

Health behavior change (exercise and diet)

Colantonio et al. [20], 2007

To model the domain knowledge base and represent formalism, knowledge sharing, and reuse

Heart failure patient clinical profile