College Students with Insufficient

Physical Activity
Briana Byrd, Mellisa Criss, Lena Dang, Andrew Fernando, Aketha Penn,
and Megan Russac
 Purpose of Intervention
● Focus: College Students
● Goals:
○ Decrease sedentary time among
college students
○ Motivate college students to increase
their daily physical activity (PA)
○ Overcome common barriers to physical
activity
○ Reinforce benefits associated with
reducing sedentary time
○ Develop a realistic and achievable six-
week intervention
 Major Findings
Literature Findings:
Interview Summaries:
➔ Steepest decline in LTPA
➔ Lack of motivation
occurring among adolescent
➔ Lack of social support (family,
and young adults (15-25)
friends)
(Bellville et al, 2014).
➔ Lack of time
➔ Self-efficacy (Lee et al, 2015).
➔ Social Support with positive
correlation
 Six-Week Intervention
● App-based
○ User-friendly interface
● Promoted on campus at the University of North Florida
○ First 60 applicants
● Participants log daily step count directly
○ Evidentiary Support (Pictures)
● Realistic goals to encourage participation
○ On the go
● Social Aspect
○ Social Media
○ Group walking events
● Overseen by a moderator
○ “Smart Coach”
○ Support
● Location:
○ Wherever the participants are situated at the time of activity
○ 4 Social Events
■ Group Hike at Talbot Island
■ Group Nature Walk
■ 2 Additional events to be chosen by group consensus
● Incentives:
○ 4 Free Personal Training Sessions (1 Month) provided by YMCA
○ Gift cards for participation

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 Organizations
● Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA)

● The Department of Health Promotion (University of North Florida)

● Duval County Health Department

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