Interventions integrating physical activity into organizational routine during everyday life have demonstrated modest but consistent benefits , particularly for physical activity , and these are promising avenues of investigation .
The proportionately longer-term outcomes available in these studies compared with individual-level studies suggest that physical activity promotion strategies at the organizational level may be more sustainable
CONTEXT Recommended daily physical activity accumulated in short intervals ( e.g. , < 10 minutes ) may be more feasible and appealing to the relatively sedentary populace than longer bouts .
The purpose of this paper is to present a systematic review of the evidence for the effectiveness of short activity bouts incorporated into organizational routine as part of the regular " conduct of business . "
Psychosocial mediators of a faith-based physical activity intervention: implications and lessons learned from null findings.
Mediation analyses in faith-based physical activity ( PA ) interventions targeting African-American adults are lacking . The purpose of this study was to examine the psychosocial mediators of a faith-based PA intervention with African-American adults . Churches were r and omly assigned to receive immediate or delayed ( 1-year later ) training in PA program implementation . A sub sample of participants from r and omly selected churches took part in telephone surveys at baseline and at 1 year . The primary outcome was percentage of participants meeting PA recommendations . MacKinnon 's product of coefficients was used to test for mediation . Participants ( n = 418 ) from 20 churches completed the baseline and 1-year follow-up surveys . There were no statistically significant changes in PA behavior at 1 year . The intervention had a marginally significant effect on increasing the amount of instrumental church support received by church members . However , none of the psychosocial variables tested were found to be significant mediators of the intervention . Mediation analyses provided insight into potential reasons as to why the Health-e-AME intervention did not change PA . The intervention did not successfully change the targeted mediators hypothesized to change PA . Potential reasons for these shortcomings as well as issues to address in future faith-based studies are discussed
Interventions integrating physical activity into organizational routine during everyday life have demonstrated modest but consistent benefits , particularly for physical activity , and these are promising avenues of investigation .
The proportionately longer-term outcomes available in these studies compared with individual-level studies suggest that physical activity promotion strategies at the organizational level may be more sustainable
CONTEXT Recommended daily physical activity accumulated in short intervals ( e.g. , < 10 minutes ) may be more feasible and appealing to the relatively sedentary populace than longer bouts .
The purpose of this paper is to present a systematic review of the evidence for the effectiveness of short activity bouts incorporated into organizational routine as part of the regular " conduct of business . "