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| Series Preface | |
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| Preface | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Thinking about the Foundations of Physical Activity | |
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| Promoting and Maintaining Health through Physical Activity Recommendations | |
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| Principles of Physical Activity | |
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| Physical Activity Recommendations | |
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| Scientific Foundation for the Recommendations | |
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| Summary | |
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| Planning and Evaluating Physical Activity Programs | |
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| Program Needs | |
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| Program Planning | |
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| Program Implementation | |
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| Program Evaluation | |
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| Summary | |
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| Measuring Physical Activity | |
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| Physical Activity Questionnaires | |
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| Motion Sensors | |
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| Summary | |
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| Working with Specific Pupulations | |
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| Interventions for Women | |
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| Factors Related to Successful Physical Activity Interventions | |
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| Barriers to Physical Activity and Strategies for Overcoming Them | |
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| Sample Successful Interventions | |
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| Summary | |
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| Interventions for Obese and Overweight People | |
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| Factors Related to Successful Physical Activity Interventions | |
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| Barriers to Physical Activity and Strategies for Overcoming Them | |
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| Sample Successful Interventions | |
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| Summary | |
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| Interventions for Older Adults | |
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| Factors Related to Successful Activity Interventions | |
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| Barriers to Physical Activity and Strategies for Overcoming Them | |
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| Sample Successful Interventions | |
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| Summary | |
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| Chapter 7 | |
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| Factors Related to Successful Physical Activity Interventions | |
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| Strategies for Enhancing Cultural Relevancy | |
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| Barriers to Physical Activity | |
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| Considerations for Working with Other Diverse Pupulations | |
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| Sample Successful Interventions | |
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| Summary | |
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| Considering the Variables | |
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| Increasing Physical Activity through Environmental Approaches | |
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| Stairwell Interventions | |
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| Neighborhood Design | |
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| Trails and Parks | |
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| Socioeconomic Status and Demographic Considerations | |
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| Instruments to Measure Physical Activity Influences | |
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| Summary | |
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| Increasing Physical Activity by Considering the Setting | |
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| Home-Based Physical Activity Programs | |
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| Sample Successful Home-Based Physical Activity Programs | |
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| Family-Based Physical Activity Programs | |
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| Sample Successful Family-Based Physical Activity Programs | |
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| Church-Based Physical Activity Programs | |
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| Sample Successful Church-Based Physical Activity Programs | |
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| Medical Community-Based Physical Activity Programs | |
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| Sample Successful Medical Community-Based Physical Activity Programs | |
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| Worksite-Based Physical Activity Programs | |
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| Sample Successful Worksite-Based Physical Activity Programs | |
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| Summary | |
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| Effectively Using Mediated Programming | |
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| Types of Mediated Interventions | |
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| Factors Related to Successful Mediated Physical Activity Interventions | |
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| Barriers to Mediated Interventions and Strategies for Overcoming Them | |
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| Sample Successful Mediated Interventions | |
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| Summary | |
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| References | |
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| Index | |
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| About the Authors | |