Table 1 Specification of the content of the COACH sessions
Week | Phase | Content COACH session |
|---|---|---|
1 | Motivation to increase physical activity | - Introduction - Psychoeducation, WHO physical activity recommendations - Pedometer use - Current and historic pattern of physical activity: step average, activities, highs and lows - Expectations, personal preferences, struggles, resistance - Motivation, current stage of change - Mind map, decisional balance - Limitations and possibilities - Set long- and short-term SMART goals - Monitor step count with pedometer |
3 | Motivation to increase physical activity Goal setting | - Evaluate experiences, physical activity pattern, and goals - Encountered and anticipated barriers and setbacks - Examine conditions for change - Benefit versus effort - Set short-term SMART goals - Monitor step count with pedometer - Plan guarantees and alternatives |
6 | Goal setting | - Evaluate physical activity pattern and goals - Observe weekly fluctuations and external influences - Encountered and anticipated barriers and setbacks - Benefit versus effort - Set short-term SMART goals - Monitor step count with pedometer - Plan guarantees and alternatives |
9 | Goal setting | - Evaluate physical activity pattern and goals - Observe external and seasonal influences - Encountered and anticipated barriers and setbacks - Evaluate coping strategies - Benefit versus effort - Set short-term SMART goals - Monitor step count with pedometer - Plan guarantees and alternatives - Plan peak performance day |
13 | Shifting boundaries | - Evaluate physical activity pattern and goals - Evaluate peak performance day and personal physical activity norm - Observe external and seasonal influences - Encountered and anticipated barriers and setbacks - Coping strategies - Benefit versus effort - Monitor step count with pedometer - Set personal physical activity norm - Plan guarantees and alternatives |
18 | Consolidation | - Evaluate progress, adjust personal physical activity norm - Evaluate current repertoire of physical activities - Evaluate influence decreased coaching frequency - Encountered and anticipated barriers and setbacks - Coping strategies - Benefit versus effort - Monitor step count with pedometer - Plan guarantees and alternatives |
24 | Consolidation | - Evaluate coaching program, progress, and personal physical activity norm - Lessons learned - Evaluate influence decreased coaching frequency - Encountered and anticipated barriers and setbacks - Coping strategies - Benefit versus effort - Monitor step count with pedometer - Plan guarantees and alternatives |
36 | Consolidation | - Evaluate personal physical activity norm, COACH free period and coaching program - Moving forward and lessons learned |