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Identifying Optimal Moments for Delivering Digital Prompts to Reduce Prolonged Sedentary Behavior in Older Adults: An Intensive Longitudinal Study Using Sensor-Triggered Ecological Momentary Assessment

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Approach-Avoidance Tendencies Moderate the Relationship Between Fear of Movement and Physical Activity in Osteoarthritis

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Effort Minimization in Physical Activity

Cheval, B. (2022) · HAL

Intention–behaviour gap in physical activity: unravelling the critical role of the automatic tendency towards effort minimisation

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Executive control of physical activity & the automatic attraction to effort minimizationPreprint

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Promouvoir une activité physique régulière chez les patients : l’importance de la perception de l’effort

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