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Evaluation of an employer-sponsored pedometer-based physical activity program.
- Source :
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Perceptual and motor skills [Percept Mot Skills] 2007 Dec; Vol. 105 (3 Pt 1), pp. 968-76. - Publication Year :
- 2007
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Abstract
- This study evaluated a competition-based employer-sponsored physical activity program using pedometers. City employees (N approximately 2,600) formed teams in groups of 10 persons (N = 640). The groups competed against each other over a 12-wk. period with the goal of attaining 10,000 steps per day, per person. Only teams with complete data were included in the formal evaluation. A repeated-measures analysis of variance indicated significant differences in team steps by week of the program, with post hoc comparisons indicating significant differences from baseline step counts evident during Weeks 6-8 but not at the end of the program. These data confirm that competition-based physical activity programs using pedometers may not be an effective means of increasing the long-term physical activity of employees.
- Subjects :
- Adolescent
Adult
Female
Health Behavior
Humans
Male
Monitoring, Physiologic methods
Motivation
Physical Fitness physiology
Program Development
Program Evaluation methods
Walking statistics & numerical data
Workplace organization & administration
Competitive Behavior physiology
Health Promotion methods
Monitoring, Physiologic statistics & numerical data
Motor Activity physiology
Occupational Health
Walking physiology
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0031-5125
- Volume :
- 105
- Issue :
- 3 Pt 1
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Perceptual and motor skills
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 18229551
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.2466/pms.105.3.968-976