Interventions to Increase Walking Behavior
- 1 July 2008
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) in Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise
- Vol. 40 (7), S567-S573
- https://doi.org/10.1249/mss.0b013e31817c7006
Abstract
Walking is the most prevalent and preferred method of physical activity for both work and leisure purposes, thus making it a prime target for physical activity promotion interventions. We identified 14 randomized controlled trials, which tested interventions specifically targeting and assessKeywords
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