The many benefits of participation in regular moderate-or vigorous-intensity physical activity
are well established, yet more than 60% of the population is sedentary or insufficiently …

The efficacy of exercise and physical activity for promoting health, coupled with the high
prevalence of sedentariness in most industrialized nations, has implications for behavior …

This article presents an overview of major developments in physical activity and exercise for
health promotion and disease prevention during the past 10 years. The importance of …

Tracking and explaining physical activity in young adults was investigated in a 7-year
longitudinal design. From a representative sample of 980 respondents at baseline (M age …

The purpose of this pa~ er is to. b~ iefly revi. ewthe key determinants of physical acnvity
behavior and to describe the current status of intervention research. Research on the …

Background. In accordance with one of the Year 2000 Health Objectives, the current study
tests the efficacy of brief physician-based counseling to increase physical activity in …

Introduction: Project Graduate Ready for Activity Daily evaluated a program to promote
physical activity through the transition of university graduation in a randomized controlled …

Research on the preventive and rehabilitative applications of exercise and literature on
exercise adherence from the past 10 years are briefly reviewed. Although there is now …

Regular physical activity is related to numerous psychological and physical benefits.
Physical activity interventions have had varying degrees of success with adoption; however …

This paper has two purposes. It first prefaces a symposium titled" Exercise adherence and
behavior change: prospects, problems, and future directions." The symposium describes the …