Steps Toward Adapting Physical Activity Guidelines for the Lower Mississippi Delta Population



Status:Completed
Healthy:No
Age Range:35 - 64
Updated:4/21/2016
Start Date:February 2010
End Date:June 2010

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This feasibility study specifically addresses the issue of adapting US dietary guidelines
physical activity recommendations to the population of the Lower Mississippi Delta. The
hypothesis is that including a pedometer as a self-monitoring tool as part of adapted
physical activity guidelines will result in greater immediate increases in physical activity
(as monitored by an accelerometer) than an education program alone.

The purpose of this study was to determine if a short-term pedometer-based intervention
results in immediate increases in time spent in moderate-to-vigorous physical activity
(MVPA) compared to a minimal educational intervention.A sample of 43 overweight adults 35 to
64 years of age participated in a one week pedometer-based feasibility trial monitored by
accelerometry. Participants were randomized into a one-week education-only group or a group
that also wore a pedometer. Accelerometer-measured MVPA was measured over 7 days at baseline
and post-intervention.

Inclusion Criteria:

- 35 to 64 years of age

- body mass index (BMI) between 25 and 34.9 kg/m2

- being able to walk without limitation

Exclusion Criteria:

- cardiovascular, respiratory, gastrointestinal, neuromuscular, neurological, or
psychiatric problems; musculoskeletal problems interfering with exercise

- immunodeficiency problems

- malignancies in the last 5 years

- any other medical condition or life threatening disease that could be aggravated by
exercise
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6400 Perkins Rd
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70808
(225) 763-2500
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