{"id":329,"date":"2010-10-30T01:12:42","date_gmt":"2010-10-30T00:12:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.bmj.com\/bjsm\/?p=329"},"modified":"2010-10-30T01:14:13","modified_gmt":"2010-10-30T00:14:13","slug":"the-challenge-motivating-physical-activity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bmj.com\/bjsm\/2010\/10\/30\/the-challenge-motivating-physical-activity\/","title":{"rendered":"The challenge: Motivating Physical Activity"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-333\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.bmj.com\/bjsm\/2010\/10\/30\/the-challenge-motivating-physical-activity\/1weekjob\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-333\" title=\"1weekjob\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.bmj.com\/bjsm\/files\/2010\/10\/1weekjob.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"177\" height=\"279\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.time.com\/time\/arts\/article\/0,8599,1990160,00.html\" target=\"_blank\">1 Man, 52 jobs, 52 weeks<\/a>. Sean Aiken, talks about finding the fulfilling job and discovering his passion. Not an easy thing to do.<\/p>\n<p>For those of us passionate about sharing the powerful health benefits of Physical Activity, the challenge is message delivery. How do we motivate patients to embark on Physical Activity lifestyle interventions?<\/p>\n<p>Translating knowledge into action (and maintenance) is a public health dilemma. A practical solution is a\u00a0complex key to the puzzle. Evidence for practical tools, such as using <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cfp.ca\/cgi\/reprint\/56\/9\/887\" target=\"_blank\">pedometers<\/a>,\u00a0\u00a0is emerging.<\/p>\n<p>What are your comments\/thoughts?<!--TrendMD v2.4.8--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1 Man, 52 jobs, 52 weeks. Sean Aiken, talks about finding the fulfilling job and discovering his passion. Not an easy thing to do. 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