Author : Meghan Whelan Lambeth
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (858 download)
Book Synopsis The Influence of E-message Prompting on the Adherence to a Desk Situated Exercise Program by : Meghan Whelan Lambeth
Download or read book The Influence of E-message Prompting on the Adherence to a Desk Situated Exercise Program written by Meghan Whelan Lambeth and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This quasi-experimental, pre-and-post-test, multi-method design examined e-prompting, and its impact on adherence to a desk-situated workplace exercise program. Fifty volunteer inactive office workers were recruited from a Canadian college. The intervention tested the effectiveness of a 12-week, twice-daily, low resistance, exercise band program with or without e-prompting. Pre-and-post-test data were collected through two questionnaires and measurements of strength/endurance. Additionally, the intranet exercise web site recorded participants' frequency log in data. Quantitative findings showed significant strength improvements in three of the measures (leg press, chest press, bicep curl). Data from the pre-and-post questionnaires found significant positive movement in four questions. Analysis of qualitative data identified two themes, barrier to physical activity and convenience suggesting that the intervention enhanced participants' self-efficacy to perform and adhere to an exercise program. The combination of e-prompting combined with a desk exercise program appears to have the potential to increase physical activity among inactive office workers.