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Table 5 Workshop-generated data
| Activity Preference Questionnairea | Workshop “voting”b | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agree | No pref. | Dis-agree | Activity type | Strategies | |||
| Format | Incentives | ||||||
| Involve competition | 12 | 2 | 4 | Aerobics | 0 | Payment of £1 per session to win kitty or fund trips to other clubs | 27 |
| Require skill and practice | 9 | 7 | 3 | Boccia | 2 | Attendance loyalty card | 10 |
| Have a set routine or format | 9 | 10 | 1 | Chair based exercise | 24 | Free bingo for achieving targets | 16 |
| Involve little or no cost | 11 | 9 | 0 | Dancing | 2 | Competitions | 0 |
| Involve supervision (eg, from a leader) | 15 | 2 | 3 | Gentle exercising | 1 | Certificate for attendance or goals | 3 |
| Are team based | 8 | 10 | 2 | Healthy living classes | 4 | Knowledge and information | |
| Are done at a fixed time (eg, scheduled sessions) | 11 | 6 | 3 | Jazzercise | 3 | Group based information session | 4 |
| Are not just about exercise | 12 | 5 | 2 | Line dancing | 13 | Leaflets | 0 |
| Are vigorous (make me breathe harder) | 10 | 3 | 7 | Pilates | 2 | Notice board | 8 |
| Are done in a small group (eg, classes at a club or centre) | 15 | 5 | 1 | Scottish country dancing | 0 | Social support | |
| Social setting | Step Aerobics | 2 | Role models | 0 | |||
| I can do on my own | 10 | 7 | 3 | Stretching | 7 | Text message reminders | 1 |
| Are done with others | 13 | 5 | 1 | Tai Chi | 3 | Online forum | 0 |
| Are done with people around my age | 14 | 5 | 1 | Tea dancing | 1 | Website | 0 |
| Are done with people of my own sex | 6 | 12 | 2 | Walking indoors | 7 | Telephone support | 0 |
| Are done with people at my level of ability | 10 | 8 | 1 | Walking for health outdoors | 2 | Buddy system | 3 |
| Location | Walking with poles | 3 | Planning, recording and measuring achievement | ||||
| Can be done close to home | 17 | 2 | 1 | Weights | 0 | Goal setting, monitoring and feedback | 0 |
| Are done outdoors | 6 | 11 | 3 | Wi Fit | 1 | Optional health measurements | 0 |
| Are done at home | 11 | 9 | 0 | Yoga | 0 | Step counters | 4 |
| Zumba | 3 | ||||||
