Table 5 Behaviour change strategies reported as attempted by participants
Strategies to ‘sit less’ | Participants (6 weeks) n = 45 | Participants (end) n = 10 | Strategies to ‘move more’ | Participants (6 weeks) n = 45 | Participants (end) n = 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Move printer to other side of the room | 1 | 1 | Walk | 17 | 5 |
Stand more in work meetings | 1 | 2 | Park car further away and walk | 1 | 1 |
Cleaning/housework | 1 | 1 | Gym | 6 | 3 |
Stand on bus | 1 | 1 | Swimming | 1 | |
Replace sitting with various ‘activities’ (tasks) | 1 | 1 | Running | 2 | |
Stand at work (e.g., to read) | 1 | 1 | Exercise | 1 | |
Move waste bin away from desk | 1 | Exercise during TV adverts | 1 | ||
Use laptop on elevated surface | 1 | 1 | Active video games | 1 | |
Stand while talking on phone | 1 | 3 | |||
Stand during TV breaks | 6 | 1 | |||
Moved TV out of bedroom | 1 | ||||
Reduce or turn off TV | 5 | ||||
Reduce time on laptop | 1 | ||||
Stand more to eat | 2 | ||||
Stand to play computer games | 1 | ||||
‘Pottering’ | 1 | ||||
Manual washing up | 1 | ||||
Get outside more | 2 |