Physical Activity Variety's Impact on Physical Activity Participation
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Physical Inactivity
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
- Enrollment
- 40
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Actigraph
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- last year
Overview
Brief Summary
The primary purpose of the proposed study is to examine the effect of a home-based physical activity variety intervention on objectively measured physical activity in an eight-week randomized intervention trial.
Detailed Description
The primary purpose of the proposed study is to examine the effect of a home-based physical activity variety intervention on objectively measured physical activity in an eight-week randomized intervention trial. Early research on physical activity variety has observed increased physical activity participation, motivation, and enjoyment as a result of physical activity variety. However, previous studies examining variety have not included home-based interventions, objective measures of physical activity, or cardiovascular fitness classes. Forty low-active college students will be randomly assigned to either an eight-week physical activity variety intervention (n=20) or a physical activity consistency comparison condition (n=20). Physical activity will be assessed via an accelerometer (e.g., Actigraph) at baseline and eight weeks, and psychosocial variables at baseline, four weeks, and eight weeks (i.e., post-intervention). Affect will be assessed at one, four, and eight weeks. Participants will receive counseling sessions and access to a website containing workouts appropriate to their condition.
Investigators
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Engaged in no or low levels of physical activity (less than 90 minutes of moderate to vigorous intensity physical activity per week)
- •Capable of completing a 30-minute session of physical activity
- •18-25 years of age old
Exclusion Criteria
- •Pregnant individuals
- •Cannot read in English
- •No access to the internet
- •Healthcare providers have instructed them not to be active
- •Any medical condition that would make physical activity unsafe or unwise
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Actigraph
Time Frame: Measuring the change from baseline to week 8.
An electronic device worn on the right hip to identify time spent in different intensities of activity.
7-Day Physical Activity Recall Interview
Time Frame: Measuring change weekly from baseline until the eighth week of the intervention.
Allows for tracking all bouts of MVPA that are at least 10 minutes in duration over the previous week. Physical activity is reported as minutes spent in moderate, hard, and very hard activities.
Secondary Outcomes
- Behavioral Regulation in Exercise Questionnaire (BREQ-2)(At baseline, weeks 4, and 8.)
- Bored of Sports Scale (BOSS)(At baseline, weeks 4, and 8.)
- Physical Activity Enjoyment Scale (PACES)(At baseline, weeks 4, and 8.)
- Motives for Physical Activity Measure-Revised (MPAM-R)(At baseline, weeks 4, and 8.)
- Psychological Need Satisfaction in Exercise (PNSE)(At baseline, weeks 4, and 8.)
- Feeling Scale (FS)(At weeks 1, 4, and 8.)
- Exercise-Induced Feeling Inventory (EFI)(At baseline, weeks 4, and 8.)