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To evaluate a telephone counseling intervention that was designed to help sedentary women begin and maintain a walking program.

Females (N=197) were randomly assigned to either an intervention, attention control, or no-attention control group. Assessments were made at baseline and 6 months.

Women in the intervention group reported more time walked each day than did control women (PConclusion: Overall, a counseling intervention via telephone appears to be a good way to help women begin a walking program.