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Effectiveness of Approaches to Increase Physical Activity Behavior to Prevent Chronic Disease in Adults: A Brief Commentary Schwartz, Juliano; Rhodes, Ryan; Bredin, Shannon S. D.; Oh, Paul; Warburton, Darren E. R.

Abstract

Effective behavior change approaches are necessary to help individuals avoid or mitigate risk factors, engage in behavioral patterns that lead to better health, and consequently, prevent several chronic diseases. Physical inactivity is considered one of the most harmful risk factors for chronic medical conditions, and although different strategies are used to tackle this behavior, not all of them lead to the expected or desired results. This brief commentary examines recent approaches aimed at physical activity behavior change. We find that a combination of strategies focusing on streamlining the access to physical activity seems to be more effective than individual approaches, in order to increase physical activity engagement to prevent chronic diseases in adults.

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Title
Effectiveness of Approaches to Increase Physical Activity Behavior to Prevent Chronic Disease in Adults: A Brief Commentary
Creator
Schwartz, Juliano; Rhodes, Ryan; Bredin, Shannon S. D.; Oh, Paul; Warburton, Darren E. R.
Contributor
University of British Columbia. Physical Activity Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention Unit
Publisher
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
Date Issued
2019-03-01
Description
Effective behavior change approaches are necessary to help individuals avoid or mitigate risk factors, engage in behavioral patterns that lead to better health, and consequently, prevent several chronic diseases. Physical inactivity is considered one of the most harmful risk factors for chronic medical conditions, and although different strategies are used to tackle this behavior, not all of them lead to the expected or desired results. This brief commentary examines recent approaches aimed at physical activity behavior change. We find that a combination of strategies focusing on streamlining the access to physical activity seems to be more effective than individual approaches, in order to increase physical activity engagement to prevent chronic diseases in adults.
Subject
Physical inactivity; Behavior change; Risk factors
Genre
Article
Type
Text
Language
eng
Date Available
2019-04-10
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights
CC BY 4.0
DOI
10.14288/1.0378073
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/69562
Affiliation
Other UBC; Non UBC
Citation
Journal of Clinical Medicine 8 (3): 295 (2019)
Publisher DOI
10.3390/jcm8030295
Peer Review Status
Reviewed
Scholarly Level
Faculty
Rights URI
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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