Medical Xpress January 21, 2025
Physical inactivity (insufficient physical activity levels) is a serious public health issue that results in all-cause mortality, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and obesity. Increasing physical activity among the working-age population, which represents ~65% of the total population, is expected to improve health and prevent disease earlier. Numerous intervention studies have been conducted to increase physical activity levels.
In a study appearing in Behavioral Sciences, researchers from the University of Tsukuba systematically reviewed and meta-analyzed the effectiveness of physical activity promotion interventions and their components for healthy adults in published studies.
Specifically, they identified and evaluated the effectiveness of the intervention components based on the behavior change techniques taxonomy, a reliable and standardized classification of techniques used in interventions that aim to...
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