Perceptions of sedentary African-American women about continuous versus intermittent walking

To meet current physical activity recommendations, a person may chose to ad opt a continuous or an intermittent physical activity program, as long as t hey accumulate 30 minutes of moderate-intensity physical activity most days of the week. Sixty-four sedentary African-American women were surveyed to assess whether perceptions about continuous and intermittent walking progra ms differed. Specifically, we assessed whether perceptions of self-efficacy , outcome expectations, social support, and the environment varied with res pect to walking programs. Results indicated that the women perceived higher self-efficacy for the intermittent walking program and associated this pro gram with more favorable environmental factors (p < .05). However, they exp ected greater benefits from the continuous walking program (p < .05). Overa ll, 65% of the women reported that they would prefer to adopt the continuou s walking program.