Commonly employed behaviour change techniques within successful interventions included goals and planning , feedback and monitoring , social support and repetition and substitution .
Conclusions Walking interventions , particularly those conducted in the school environment , have the potential to increase PA in children and adolescents .
Conclusions on which interventions most effectively increased walking behaviours in this population were hindered by the limited number of identified interventions and the short duration of interventions evaluated .
Background  Physical activity ( PA ) levels decline as children move into adolescence , with this decline more notable in girls .
As a consequence , many young people are failing to meet current PA guidelines .
Walking has been a cornerstone of PA promotion in adults and may provide an effective means of increasing PA levels among younger people .
Objective Our objective was to conduct a systematic review of interventions aim ed at promoting increased levels of walking  among children and adolescents .
Accumulating brisk walking for fitness, cardiovascular risk, and psychological health.
PURPOSE To compare the effects of different patterns of regular brisk walking on fitness , risk factors for cardiovascular disease , and psychological well-being in previously sedentary adults . METHODS Twenty-one subjects ( 14 women ) , aged 44.5 + /- 6.1 yr ( mean + /- SD ) were r and omly assigned to two different , 6-wk programs of brisk walking in a cross-over design , with an interval of 2 wk . One program comprised one 30-min walk per day , 5 d.wk(-1 ) ( long bout ) and the other three 10-min walks per day , also 5 d.wk(-1 ) ( short bouts ) . All walking was at 70 - 80 % of predicted maximal heart rate . Maximal oxygen uptake ( (.)VO(2max ) ) , body composition , resting arterial blood pressure , fasting plasma lipoprotein variables , and psychological parameters were assessed before and after each program . RESULTS Overall , subjects completed 88.2 + /- 1.1 % and 91.3 + /- 4.1 % of prescribed total walking time in the short- and long-bout programs , respectively . Both programs increased plasma concentrations of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol , and decreased concentrations of triacylglycerol and total cholesterol ( all < 0.05 ) . There were no changes in body mass , but the sum of four skinfolds , waist circumference , and hip circumference were decreased after both walking programs ( all P<0.05 ) . Predicted (.)VO(2max ) increased with both programs ( P<0.05 ) , but this increase was greater with the program based on short bouts ( P<0.05 ) . Both walking patterns result ed in similar decreases in tension/anxiety ( P<0.05 ) . CONCLUSION These findings suggest that three short bouts ( 10 min ) of brisk walking accumulated throughout the day are at least as effective as one continuous bout of equal total duration in reducing cardiovascular risk and improving aspects of mood in previously sedentary individuals
Commonly employed behaviour change techniques within successful interventions included goals and planning , feedback and monitoring , social support and repetition and substitution .
Conclusions Walking interventions , particularly those conducted in the school environment , have the potential to increase PA in children and adolescents .
Conclusions on which interventions most effectively increased walking behaviours in this population were hindered by the limited number of identified interventions and the short duration of interventions evaluated .
Background  Physical activity ( PA ) levels decline as children move into adolescence , with this decline more notable in girls .
As a consequence , many young people are failing to meet current PA guidelines .
Walking has been a cornerstone of PA promotion in adults and may provide an effective means of increasing PA levels among younger people .
Objective Our objective was to conduct a systematic review of interventions aim ed at promoting increased levels of walking  among children and adolescents .