"Every Step Counts!" : effects of a structured walking intervention in a community-based senior organization
Deutscher übersetzter Titel: | "Every Step Counts!" : Auswirkungen einer strukturierten Walking-Intervention in einer kommunalen Seniorenorganisation |
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Autor: | Pelssers, Johan; Delecluse, Christophe; Opdenacker, Joke; Kennis, Eva; Roie, Evelien van; Boen, Filip |
Erschienen in: | Journal of aging and physical activity |
Veröffentlicht: | 21 (2013), 2, S. 167-185, Lit. |
Format: | Literatur (SPOLIT) |
Publikationstyp: | Zeitschriftenartikel |
Medienart: | Gedruckte Ressource Elektronische Ressource (online) |
Sprache: | Englisch |
ISSN: | 1063-8652, 1543-267X |
DOI: | 10.1123/japa.21.2.167 |
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Erfassungsnummer: | PU201305003951 |
Quelle: | BISp |
Abstract des Autors
This study evaluated “Every Step Counts!” - a 10-wk, structured walking intervention in a community-based senior organization - on promoting physical activity participation, fitness, and well-being among older adults (age ≥ 55 yr). The intervention prescribed pedometer-defined walks in weekly walking schedules. These were fitness-tailored and structured in walking load (intensity/volume) according to the principles of training progression. This intervention was offered as a social activity at meeting points of a community-based senior organization. Twenty-nine meeting points (n = 432) constituted the intervention condition. Ten meeting points (n = 148) formed the wait-list control condition. Measurements were organized at intervention start (pretest) and end (posttest). Intention-to-treat linear mixed models showed small positive intervention effects on physical activity, fitness, and aspects of well-being. These results confirm the effectiveness of structured walking interventions with systematic training progression and underscore the value of community-based senior organizations as intervention settings for older adults. Verf.-Referat