WORKPLACE PHYSICAL ACTIVITY PROGRAM: AN INTERVENTION PROPOSAL

[Effectiveness of physical activity intervention at workplace].

A physical activity is a key factor contributing to the improvement and maintenance of one's general health. Although this issue is by no means limited to the workplace, it is precisely the work environment that can provide the basis for keeping and reinforcing more health-conscious attitudes and lifestyles, including programs promoting a physical activity. The paper presents an analysis of the...

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...

An Outpatient Physical Therapy Intervention Program

Predicting Daily Physical Activity in a Lifestyle Intervention Program

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Prescription of physical activity: an undervalued intervention.

356 www.thelancet.com Vol 381 February 2, 2013 In The Lancet, Peter Kokkinos and colleagues add to the large body of work on the benefi ts of physical activity or fi tness for health, by showing an inverse association between fi tness and all-cause mortality in 10 043 individuals with dyslipidaemia. Irrespective of whether patients were prescribed statins, the physically fi ttest participants h...