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Text Messages Promoting Mental Imagery Increase Self-Reported Physical Activity in Older Adults: A Randomized Controlled Study.
Journal of Aging and Physical Activity 2018 July 2
OBJECTIVE: This study tested whether text messages prompting adults 50 years of age and older to perform mental imagery would increase aerobic physical activity (APA) duration using a randomized parallel trial design.
METHOD: Participants were assigned to an Imagery 1, Imagery 2, or placebo group. For 4 weeks, each group was exposed to two conditions (morning text message vs. no morning text message). In the morning message condition, the imagery groups received a text message with the instruction to mentally imagine performing an APA, and the placebo group received a placebo message. All participants received an evening text message of "Did you do your cardio today? If yes, what did you do?" for 3 days per week.
RESULTS: Participants of the imagery groups reported significantly more weekly minutes of APA in the morning text message condition compared with the no morning message condition.
CONCLUSION: Electronic messages were effective at increasing minutes of APA.
METHOD: Participants were assigned to an Imagery 1, Imagery 2, or placebo group. For 4 weeks, each group was exposed to two conditions (morning text message vs. no morning text message). In the morning message condition, the imagery groups received a text message with the instruction to mentally imagine performing an APA, and the placebo group received a placebo message. All participants received an evening text message of "Did you do your cardio today? If yes, what did you do?" for 3 days per week.
RESULTS: Participants of the imagery groups reported significantly more weekly minutes of APA in the morning text message condition compared with the no morning message condition.
CONCLUSION: Electronic messages were effective at increasing minutes of APA.
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