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Walk To Jerusalem: Facilitating Physical Activity In A Faith Community, Lisa Schmidt
Walk To Jerusalem: Facilitating Physical Activity In A Faith Community, Lisa Schmidt
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Obesity and physical inactivity are on the rise in our society today. Combined with poor eating habits, many Americans are overweight or obese. Churches have become important settings for providing health education programs, especially for African-American populations. There have been mixed results from faith-based physical activity studies, and few have been conducted with Caucasian populations. The present study used the Walk to Jerusalem program as a motivational tool within a Caucasian faith-based setting. The objectives were to increase physical activity, decrease blood pressure and weight, if needed, and improve attitude toward physical activity. The primary objective of the project was …