Table 3 Overview of the 12-week experimental intervention: the HOMEfit exercise programme
Session no. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Intervention week no. | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 12 |
Type of contact | face-to-face | face-to-face | face-to-face | by telephone | face-to-face | by telephone | face-to-face | by telephone |
Main topic | Getting started | Strength | Endurance | PA and specific medical conditions | Balance | Barriers and resources to PA | Flexibility | Living an active life |
Beginning | Motives for participation Current PA behaviour and exercise biography | Identification of state of health and feeling Action control-Reflection of the previous week(s) Clarification of session topic | ||||||
Theoretical part | General health benefits of PA, recommendations for health-enhancing PA Goal setting for the end of the intervention The programme, organisational aspects Begin exercising-hints and safety tips | Significance of strength for health and everyday life How to improve strength | Significance of endurance for health and everyday life How to improve endurance | Benefits of PA for prevention and treatment of a specific medical condition, e.g. coronary heart disease, diabetes, or arthritis (according to patient's choice) | Significance of balance for health and everyday life (fear of falling) How to improve balance | Identification of individual barriers and resources to physical activity (significance of social support) Strategies for dealing with barriers | Significance of flexibility for health and everyday life How to improve flexibility | Lifestyle PA Staying physically active Falling back into inactive behaviour |
Practice | Body perception: Active standing Warm-up programme | Warm-up programme Strength exercises | Warm-up programme Short walking session outside | Â | Warm-up programme Balance exercises | Â | Warm-up programme Flexibility exercises | Â |
Conclusion | Goal setting and action planning for the following week | Goal setting and action planning for the following two weeks | Goal setting and action planning for the following week | Goal setting and action planning for the following two weeks | Goal setting and action planning for the following week | Goal setting, action planning and coping planning for the following three weeks | Goal setting, action planning and coping planning for the following week | Goal setting, action planning and coping planning for the near future |