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The mixed method design examined the impact of a 6-week pedometer
based 10,000 moderate-vigorous steps a day employee workplace
wellness challenge on aerobic fitness, chronic disease markers, and
self-reported physical activity. The study used prompts to both
educate and facilitate the intervention. Pre and post-test data
analyzed self-report physical activity and sedentary time, sub max
aerobic walking levels, and anthropometric measures. Participants
logged their step count across the intervention and were challenged
to increase their steps throughout. Participants were on average
unable to achieve the goal step count and thus no statistical
significance was found between pre-post tests. Qualitatively, three
themes emerged from discussions with participants about their
experiences: awareness of physical activity (PA) levels, demands of
both work and family, and the frequency and content of the
information given as prompts. The combination of prompts and the
pedometer created an awareness of PA levels among participants but
failed to fully motivate them to hit their target step count.
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