"You've got to walk before you run": Positive evaluations of a walking program as part of a gender-sensitized, weight-management program delivered to men through professional football clubs

Health Psychology

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 57-65

  Hunt, Kate ^a   McCann, Claire ^b   Gray, Cindy M ^a   Mutrie, Nanette ^c   Wyke, Sally ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Health behavior; Masculinities.; Men; Obesity; Physical activity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; EVALUATION; FITNESS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASCULINITY; MOTIVATION; OBESITY; PEDOMETER; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SELF MONITORING; SEX DIFFERENCE; WALKING; WEIGHT CONTROL; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ACTIGRAPHY; ADULT; AGED; BODY WEIGHT; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; INTERVENTION STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PHYSICAL FITNESS; SOCCER; WALKING; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 84876149653     PISSN: 02786133     EISSN: 19307810     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0029537     Document Type: Article

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