A Web-Based Intervention to Encourage Walking (StepWise): Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.

Elaine Anne Hargreaves Nanette Mutrie Jade Dallas Fleming

Published in: JMIR research protocols (2016)

Both groups had similar improvements in step counts and physical and psychological health after 12 weeks but only the SW group successfully maintained the increased step-counts 24 weeks post-intervention. This suggests the step-goal based walking program combined with Internet-based behavior change tools were important for sustained behavior change.

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