After using a walking app with two coaching calls, brisk walking felt more automatic
Who it’s about: Adults, People with a health condition
- No comparison
After planning 10-minute brisk walks with an app and two coach calls, brisk walking felt more automatic. There was no other group to compare with.
- Action: Go for a walkused
- Rule: Through an appused
- Rule: Write down when and whereused
- Rule: With a coach or therapistused
Small study of one group of 44 inactive adults after cancer treatment · no comparison group · they rated themselves · ⚠ groups weren't properly compared; results not tested statistically
The study
Who took part
44 adults with breast, prostate or bowel cancer who were not very active, at one hospital in the UK. They were about 63 on average, aged 40 to 85, half were women, and 42 stayed to the end.
What they did
People used a free NHS app that counts 10-minute brisk walks. They used planner cards to write when and where they would walk. They also got a leaflet and two calls with a coach about the app and their goals. This lasted 12 to 16 weeks.
What happened
By about three months, people said brisk walking felt more automatic than at the start. Plain walking felt a little more automatic too. The paper only reports the group that got the app, so there is no comparison with people who got usual care. The change was not tested to see if it was more than chance.
Source
An App-Based Intervention With Behavioral Support to Promote Brisk Walking in People Diagnosed With Breast, Prostate, or Colorectal Cancer (APPROACH): Process Evaluation Study (2024)
DOI: 10.2196/64747 (opens in a new tab)
