Ignore the looks you may get from the sedentary beach set.
Previous studies [ 17- 20] have indicated that a physical activity monitor helps sedentary participants set goals and motivates them to increase their physical activity levels.
7 Pedometers can be used as motivational tools for sedentary persons, and setting goals in "steps" often is more effective in leading to an increase in walking than is goal setting in "minutes".
Getting the students up on their feet in the midst of a conventional sedentary classroom setting is restorative and invigorating.
People living in urban areas not only show an increased appetite for processed and convenience foods and diets high in sugar and fat content, but also a more sedentary lifestyle which sets the preconditions for obesity and most other NCDs (Barry, 1999).
The exodus of educated young people has yet to overwhelm the sedentary mind-set of south Louisiana, said Carl A. Brasseaux, a professor of history at the University of Louisiana in Lafayette.
Though there were no gender differences in overall motor skills, boys had higher physical activity level and were less sedentary than girls in this defined setting.
This study examined whether descriptive norm messages would impact sedentary behavior and light activity in an office setting.
Gardiner et al. found an objective reduction in sedentary time after a single-session of goal setting [ 35].
