ReviewPreventive medicine reports2022
Interventions to increase physical activity: An analysis of candidate behavioural mechanisms.
Review in Preventive medicine reports, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.
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- Effect of Intrapersonal and Interpersonal Behavior Change Strategies on Physical Activity Among Older Adults: A Randomized Clinical Trial.JAMA network open · 2024Trial
- Integrating Astronomical Seasonal Phase into Physical Activity Research.Exercise and sport sciences reviews · 2026Review
- Scalable Community-Based Exercise to Support Physical Activity in Cancer Care: A Hybrid Effectiveness-Implementation Study.Cancers · 2026Article
- Understanding healthy eating and physical activity community-centred behaviour change interventions for underserved populations: A mixed methods rapid review.British journal of health psychology · 2026Review
- Opportunities for Physical Activity Behavior Change Among Emergency Medical Services Clinicians: Qualitative Investigation.Prehospital emergency care · 2026Article
- Symptoms of Depression and Anxiety among Myopes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.The British and Irish orthoptic journal · 2026Review
- Urban cycling-specific active transportation behaviour is sensitive to the fresh start effect: triangulating observational evidence from real world data.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2025Article
- Effects of a Mediterranean diet and structured exercise intervention on selected anthropometric, cardiovascular, and metabolic variables in physically inactive adults: a randomized controlled trial.Frontiers in nutrition · 2025Article
- Physical activity to reduce cardiometabolic risk in veterans and their families: protocol for an interdisciplinary investigation with toolkit co-design.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2025Article
- Physical activity prevalence and associated factors among Zimbabwean undergraduate students: A cross-sectional study.PLOS global public health · 2025Article
- Physical Activity, Cardiorespiratory Fitness, and the Obesity Paradox with Consideration for Racial and/or Ethnic Differences: A Broad Review and Call to Action.Reviews in cardiovascular medicine · 2024Review
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Abstract
Physical inactivity is a significant driver of health and social inequalities, particularly affecting socioeconomically disadvantaged communities. This poses a major challenge to policymakers worldwide. Despite the large volume of original research and reviews that focus on the design and evaluation of interventions to increase physical activity, there remains little consensus on which interventions are likely to work. This paper discusses physical activity interventions through the lens of behavioural science. We consider the conclusions drawn by previous reviews of this literature and link them to potential behavioural mechanisms that might explain them. We categorise interventions into three broad types: physical environment, information provision and social context, and discuss specific components within each that are known to influence behaviour. The paper is not a systematic nor an exhaustive review. The recommendations are not for implementation without testing. Rather, the paper contributes an analysis of how existing evidence can be used to design research and interventions in future to test not just the main outcome, but the behavioural mechanisms that may determine success.
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