Effective techniques in healthy eating and physical activity interventions: a meta-regression.

S Michie, C Abraham, C Whittington, J McAteer… - Health …, 2009 - psycnet.apa.org
Objective: Meta-analyses of behavior change (BC) interventions typically find large
heterogeneity in effectiveness and small effects. This study aimed to assess the …

Interventions for promoting physical activity

C Foster, M Hillsdon, M Thorogood… - Cochrane database …, 2005 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Little is known about the effectiveness of strategies to enable people to achieve
and maintain recommended levels of physical activity. Objectives To assess the …

Telephone interventions for physical activity and dietary behavior change: a systematic review

EG Eakin, SP Lawler, C Vandelanotte… - American journal of …, 2007 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Given the epidemic of lifestyle-related chronic diseases, building the
evidence base for physical activity and dietary behavior change interventions with a wide …

[HTML][HTML] Behavior change techniques used to promote walking and cycling: a systematic review.

EL Bird, G Baker, N Mutrie, D Ogilvie… - Health …, 2013 - psycnet.apa.org
Objective: Evidence on the effectiveness of walking and cycling interventions is mixed. This
may be partly attributable to differences in intervention content, such as the cognitive and …

Economic analysis of physical activity interventions

S Wu, D Cohen, Y Shi, M Pearson, R Sturm - American journal of …, 2011 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Numerous interventions have been shown to increase physical activity but
have not been ranked by effectiveness or cost. PURPOSE: This study provides a systematic …

[HTML][HTML] The effect of a pedometer-based community walking intervention" Walking for Wellbeing in the West" on physical activity levels and health outcomes: a 12 …

G Baker, SR Gray, A Wright, C Fitzsimons… - International Journal of …, 2008 - Springer
Background Recent systematic reviews have suggested that pedometers may be effective
motivational tools to promote walking. However, studies tend to be of a relatively short …

Exploring relationships between physical activity, leisure involvement, self-efficacy, and motivation via participant segmentation

ME Havitz, AT Kaczynski, RC Mannell - Leisure Sciences, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Research objectives were both applied and conceptual. Actionable segments of physical
activity participants were developed using leisure involvement profiles. Also explored were …

Health coaching as an intervention in health management programs

SW Butterworth, A Linden, W McClay - Disease Management & Health …, 2007 - Springer
Healthy lifestyle behaviors can prevent the onset of chronic illness and help manage
existing conditions. Health coaching interventions are increasingly being incorporated into …

Effectiveness of Australia's Get Healthy Information and Coaching Service®: translational research with population wide impact

BJ O'Hara, P Phongsavan, K Venugopal, EG Eakin… - Preventive …, 2012 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: With increasing rates of non-communicable disease, there is a need for
implementing population-wide, evidence-based interventions for improving behavioural risk …

Mental health benefits from lifestyle physical activity interventions: a systematic review

SG Farris, AM Abrantes - Bulletin of the Menninger Clinic, 2020 - Guilford Press
Lifestyle physical activity (LPA) interventions are a promising alternative to structured
exercise interventions for addressing mental health problems. The authors conducted a …