Comparison of 3 interventions to increase walking in sedentary women

Abstract

Objective: To increase walking activity in sedentary women.

Methods: Women (N = 253) were randomly assigned to 1 of 3 groups: video education/control, brief telephone calls with no counseling, and telephone calls with counseling. Assessments were made at baseline, 6 months, and 1 year.

Results: All interventions increased the number of reported minutes walked and decreased the time to walk a mile.

Conclusions: The variability in the telephone counseling and brief telephone call groups seemed to suggest a group of participants who were high responders.