Messages to promote physical activity: Are descriptors of required duration and intensity related to intentions to be more active?

Introduction: Mass‑media campaigns such as, “Change4Life’ in the UK and “get active America” in the US, promote physical activity (PA) recommendations of at least 150 min/week of moderate‑to‑vigorous PA (MVPA). We investigated whether different messages used in MVPA campaigns were associated with in...

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Main Authors: Emily Knox, Stuart J.H. Biddle, Ian M. Taylor, Amy E. Latimer-Cheung, Oliver J. Webb, Lauren Sherar
Format: Default Article
Published: 2015
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Other health sciences not elsewhere classified
Health promotion
Mass‑media messages
Physical activity
Theory of planned behavior
Medical and Health Sciences not elsewhere classified
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/2134/20855
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