| Clarify personal values in various domains (family, relationships, vocation) and help participants identify how regular physical activity can empower values-consistent living. |
Guided meditation exercise to identify important people, accomplishments and qualities of action. Free writing about meaning and importance in various life domains. Values as a compass metaphor: using values to guide behaviour. Discussion—connecting habitual physical activity to self-identified important non-health values.
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| Physical activity education. | Didactic presentation/discussion of the following:FITT principle: discussion of frequency, intensity, time and type with focus on bouted MVPA. Planned exercise vs daily activities. Exercise safety.
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| Physical activity goal setting. |
Discussion of current recommendations by the American College of Sports Medicine. Participants choose their own personal goal. Participants generate personal week-by-week physical activity goals to reach their final goal by week 6.
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| Teach acceptance-based skills to help deal with barriers to habitual physical activity. | Experiential exercises designed to:Increase awareness of how thoughts and feelings can lead to inactivity. Decrease the impact of difficult thoughts (eg, excuses) on behaviour. Increase tolerance for uncomfortable feelings (eg, stress, boredom, tiredness).
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