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Girls On The Move Program To Increase Physical Activity Participation, Lorraine B. Robbins, Kimberlee A. Gretebeck, Anamaria S. Kazanis, Nola J. Pender
Girls On The Move Program To Increase Physical Activity Participation, Lorraine B. Robbins, Kimberlee A. Gretebeck, Anamaria S. Kazanis, Nola J. Pender
College of Nursing Faculty Research and Publications
Background:
Because physical inactivity poses serious health risks, interventions are urgently needed to reverse the increasingly sedentary lifestyles of adolescent girls.
Objective:
The aim of this study was to determine the feasibility of "Girls on the Move," an individually tailored computerized physical activity (PA) program plus nurse counseling intervention, in increasing PA.
Methods:
A pretest-posttest control group design was used with 77 racially diverse sedentary girls in Grades 6, 7, and 8 from two middle schools. Each of the instructional grades was randomly assigned to either an intervention or control condition. After completing computerized questionnaires, each girl in the control …