Mahi whakatieke: Increasing exercise compliance with Māori students

Butterworth, Matthew

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Butterworth, M. (2003) Mahi whakatieke: Increasing exercise compliance with Māori students. In Nikora, L.W., Levy, M., Masters, B., Waitoki, W., Te Awekotuku, N., and Etheredge, R.J.M. (Eds). (2003). The Proceedings of the National Māori Graduates of Psychology Symposium 2002: Making a difference. Proceedings of a symposium hosted by the Māori & Psychology Research Unit at the University of Waikato, Hamilton, 29-30 November 2002 (pp.111-115). Hamilton, New Zealand: Māori and Psychology Research Unit, University of Waikato.

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Abstract

The aim of the study was to implement

an intervention package based on Shelton

and Levy’s propositions with Māori

students to increase their compliance to an

exercise programme that used walking.

Three out of four participants walked more

regularly when the intervention package

was implemented, compared to previous

stages of the research. Only two

participants continued to walk for exercise

regularly in Follow Up. This was

consistent with previous exercise literature that has found that

only 50% of people will still be exercising

3-6 months after starting. However, all

participants reported that they had

incorporated more regular physical activity

into their lifestyles Post Follow Up.

These findings indicate that this

multifaceted approach to increasing

exercise compliance holds promise in terms

of making changes to achieve a more active

lifestyle that will last in the long term.

Date

2003

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Conference Contribution

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Maori and Psychology Research Unit, University of Waikato

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