KINS 3900 - Physical Activity Intervention Worksheet - Lab 4-1

Lab 4 | Physical Activity Interventions - Michie’s Intervention Design In this lab assignment you will be designing a physical activity or exercise intervention using Michie’s Intervention Design process. We will only focus on Stages 1, 2 and 3 for the purposes of this assignment. Overall, your goal is to design an intervention that improves physical activity or exercise behavior for a specific target population. Your intervention should include evidence-based strategies to address the unique needs, barriers, and preferences of the chosen population. Please complete the following prompts and corresponding tables. Read all prompts and instructions carefully. Your textbook (Chapters 5 and 6) and the corresponding video lectures on Canvas will be valuable resources as you complete this assignment. Lab Guidelines : 1. Select a specific target population . a. Recall that there are differences in physical activity and health behavior in different populations (e.g., men vs. women, children vs. adults). It’s important to tailor physical activity populations for the unique needs and barriers of specific populations. i. Your target population could include (but is not limited to): older adults, children with disabilities, LGBTQ+ college students, pregnant women, sedentary office workers, adults with chronic health conditions (e.g., hypertension, diabetes, etc.), etc. 2. Select a specific target behavior . a. Target behaviors must be related to physical activity or exercise. b. They should be specific (e.g., my target behavior is 2-3 strength training sessions per week). Consider the following: i. Type and mode of physical activity/exercise ii. Frequency and duration of sessions (e.g., 3, 45-min training sessions) iii. Location (e.g., walk or bike to work 3 times per week) 3. Conduct a (hypothetical) behavioral analysis for your chosen population to identify their capability, opportunity, and motivation to perform the behavior. a. You can describe capability, opportunity, and motivation based on what you already know about a target population, or you can do some research about what factors influence behavior. b. For example, based on what we have learned in this class , women tend to engage in strength training less than men. Here’s what a behavioral analysis would reveal: i. Capability : women must have the knowledge about how to perform strength training exercises, they must know how to use equipment or weights, and they must learn the skills to be able to successfully perform the activities. ii. Opportunity : women should feel supported in physical environments (e.g., H&K weight rooms) and have good social support that helps encourage them to engage in strength training. iii. Motivation : before women engage in strength training, they should see/understand how strength training can improve their health and wellbeing, and they should want to participate in this behavior. 4. Create a detailed plan targeting the COM-B components (see worksheet below).