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Doing It Right!

Research shows that you've got the right approach to promoting physical activity. 

Many of Tompkins County's Healthy Heart Worksite participants have set a physical activity objective based on "personal goal setting."

Physical Activity Recommendations from the Guide to Community Preventive Services, 2001.
   The CDC combs the scientific literature to find intervention strategies that are proven winners.

About Incentive Programs

Step-By-Step guide to a physical activity program based on personal goal setting
 

A recently released CDC report that looks at ways to promote an increase in regular physical activity identifies "Individually-adapted health behavior change programs" as a "strongly recommended" intervention!

The report describes "Individually-adapted" programs as those "tailored to the person's readiness for change or specific interests." Goal setting and self-monitoring are cited among the ways to help people make physical activity part of their daily routine.

Social support interventions in community settings — the workplace or other non-family settings — are another strongly recommended category. Buddy systems, personal contracts, and walking groups are mentioned as examples. Perhaps wellness committees could be considered in this group as well.

To get a better understanding of this CDC report go to the Physical Activity Recommendations page on this web site. There, you will also find links to the original documents and other sites.



Reference: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Increasing physical activity: a report on recommendations of the Task Force on Community Prevention Services. MMWR 2001;50(No. RR-18). October 26, 2001. Accessed online Nov. 9, 2001. http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/rr5018a1.htm