Fitting fitness into women’s lives: effects of a gender-tailored physical activity intervention
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Although regular exercise has important health benefits, women's physical activity participation remains low. Addressing the gender- and generation-specific barriers in an intervention may help women become more physically active. Fifty women (mean age = 45 years) participated in a six-session cognitive-behavioral intervention. Baseline, post-intervention, and follow-up data were collected. Total physical activity levels increased from baseline to post-intervention and were maintained at long-term follow-up. This research suggests that participation in a comprehensive, cognitive-behavioral, and empowerment-based physical activity intervention, tailored to address women's distinct constraints and pressures due to sociopsychological experiences, can facilitate increased physical activity among white, middle-aged women.
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- Authors
- Segar, M., Jayaratne, T., Hanlon, J., & Richardson, C. R.
- Affiliations
- University of Michigan (US)
- Health Services Research & Development (US)
- Venue
- Women s Health Issues
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2002-12
- Volume
- 12
- Issue
- 6
- Pages
- 338-347
- ISSN
- 1049-3867 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC2578875
- OpenAlex
- W2116046265
- Cited by
- 107
- References
- 28
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- FWCI
- 2.00
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- Women s Health Issues (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
- Funders
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (R43HL061119, 1 R43 HL61119-01A1)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Physical Activity and Health
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Applied Psychology › Behavioral Health and Interventions
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports
- Keywords
- physical activity, women's health, gender-tailored interventions, cognitive-behavioral intervention, empowerment, middle-aged women, barriers to exercise, socio-psychological factors, exercise adherence
- MeSH terms
- Behavior Therapy, Female, Humans, Life Style, Longitudinal Studies, Middle Aged, Physical Fitness, Surveys and Questionnaires, United States, Exercise, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Women's Health, Focus Groups
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