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Table 1 Key points covered during physical activity consultations

From: The effect of a pedometer-based community walking intervention "Walking for Wellbeing in the West" on physical activity levels and health outcomes: a 12-week randomized controlled trial

 

Key points covered

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