Targeted health behavior interventions promoting physical activity: a conceptual model

PJ Morgan, MD Young, JJ Smith… - Exercise and sport …, 2016 - journals.lww.com
… they relate to our various target populations. This knowledge … demonstrated significant
within-group effects for weight and … characteristics can best reflect the needs, preferences, and …

The influence of primary health care professionals in encouraging exercise and physical activity uptake among White and South Asian older adults: experiences of …

M Horne, D Skelton, S Speed, C Todd - Patient education and counseling, 2010 - Elsevier
… This advice needs to be tailored to the older adult's symptoms… better go on fitness for life,
because you are putting weight on’ (I22… commented on the personal attributes and support they …

A review of psychosocial pre‐treatment predictors of weight control

PJ Teixeira, SB Going, LB Sardinha… - Obesity …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
… some people adopt attitudes and behaviours needed for weightweight loss programmes
may have different characteristics … to detect differential effects for each of the various predictors …

Top 10 research questions related to growth and maturation of relevance to physical activity, performance, and fitness

RM Malina - Research quarterly for exercise and sport, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
… topical areas: exercise and growth, body weight status (body … can also influence physical
activity, performance, and fitness. Prior … are needed to maintain the beneficial effects of physical

Influence of age, sex, and race on college students' exercise motivation of physical activity

T Egli, HW Bland, BF Melton… - Journal of American …, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
… demographics and generational characteristics of college … more likely to exercise for weight
management, whereas … is needed to examine affiliation within the college population. In …

Design characteristics of worksite environmental interventions for obesity prevention

CA Pratt, SC Lemon, ID Fernandez, R Goetzel… - …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
effects of environmental interventions on weight and weight-… , access to fitness equipment,
weight reduction classes, … , weight management strategies address these job demands

The effects of a 6-month exercise intervention programme on physical self-perceptions and social physique anxiety in non-physically active adolescent Swedish girls

M Lindwall, EC Lindgren - Psychology of sport and exercise, 2005 - Elsevier
… that other people are evaluating my weight or muscular … in terms of design and participant
characteristics it is important to … enhancing people's abilities to meet their own needs and solve …

Barriers and facilitators of weight management: perspectives of Arab women at risk for type 2 diabetes

HI Ali, LM Baynouna… - Health & social care in the …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
… the demographic characteristics of the focus group participants. … articulated well their needs
to become more physically active, … factors that influence weight management behaviours of …

Interventions to prevent weight gain: a systematic review of psychological models and behaviour change methods

W Hardeman, S Griffin, M Johnston… - International journal of …, 2000 - nature.com
… , characteristics of participants, and outcomes related to body … important public health issue
requires action primarily at a … prevention of weight gain that we identified had mixed effects. …

Emerging adulthood and college-aged youth: an overlooked age for weight-related behavior change

MC Nelson, M Story, NI Larson, D Neumark-Sztainer… - …, 2008 - search.proquest.com
… is needed to understand better how the unique characteristics of … possible vulnerability of
this life stage to various influences. … , exercise (particularly aerobic exercise) (47) and fitness