Workplace pedometer interventions for increasing physical activity
نویسندگان
چکیده
منابع مشابه
Participant experiences in a workplace pedometer-based physical activity program.
BACKGROUND Limited process evaluation of pedometer-based interventions has been reported. METHODS Feedback via focus groups (n=38) and exit questionnaires (n=68) was used to examine participants' experiences in a group-based, pedometer-based physical activity (PA) program delivered in the workplace. RESULTS The pedometer was described as a useful tool for increasing awareness of PA, providi...
متن کاملCommunity wide interventions for increasing physical activity.
BACKGROUND Multi-strategic community wide interventions for physical activity are increasingly popular but their ability to achieve population level improvements is unknown. OBJECTIVES To evaluate the effects of community wide, multi-strategic interventions upon population levels of physical activity. SEARCH METHODS We searched the Cochrane Public Health Group Segment of the Cochrane Regist...
متن کاملWorkplace physical activity interventions: a systematic review.
OBJECTIVE To assess the effectiveness of workplace interventions in improving physical activity. DATA SOURCE EBSCO research database (and all subdatabases). STUDY INCLUSION AND EXCLUSION CRITERIA Articles were published from 2000 to 2010 in English, had appropriate designs, and measured employees' physical activity, energy consumption, and/or body mass index (BMI) as primary outcomes. Artic...
متن کاملEffect of pedometer-based physical activity interventions: a meta-analysis.
CRD summary The review concluded that pedometers had a moderate positive effect on physical activity of approximately 2,000 steps per day compared with comparator. There were greater effects in females and the intervention strategy of 10,000 steps/day as a goal. Given uncertain quality of the included studies and a lack of study detail, caution is required when interpreting the authors’ conclus...
متن کاملThe impact of motivational interventions for increasing physical activity.
OBJECTIVE To assess whether incentives for practicing regular physical activities in fact help raising the frequency of exercising. METHODS Male and female subjects undergoing two to three assessments in the Check-Up Unit of Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein (HIAE) were evaluated by noting any increase in levels of physical activity, improvements in mean metabolic unit numbers, and the sensi...
متن کاملذخیره در منابع من
با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید
ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
سال: 2020
ISSN: 1465-1858
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.cd009209.pub3