| Key points covered |
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Step 1: Physical Activity History | • Participants' reasons for increasing walking |
 | • Consider why walking is attractive to them |
 | • Current walking levels |
Step 2: Decisional Balance | • Weigh up pros and cons of increasing walking |
 | • Minimize any perceived cons |
Step 3: Barriers | • Consider barriers to increasing walking |
 | • Consider how to overcome these barriers |
Step 4: Goal-setting | • Explanation of walking program and pedometer |
 | • Informed of baseline step-counts |
 | • Discuss realistic and time-phased goals |
 | • Identify situations for increasing walking |
 | • Identify local walking routes |
Step 5: Summarize | • Check self-efficacy of achieving goals |