Table 1.

Key points covered during physical activity consultations

	Key points covered
Step 1: Physical Activity History	• Participants' reasons for increasing walking
	• Consider why walking is attractive to them
	• Current walking levels
Step 2: Decisional Balance	• Weigh up pros and cons of increasing walking
	• Minimize any perceived cons
Step 3: Barriers	• Consider barriers to increasing walking
	• Consider how to overcome these barriers
Step 4: Goal-setting	• Explanation of walking program and pedometer
	• Informed of baseline step-counts
	• Discuss realistic and time-phased goals
	• Identify situations for increasing walking
	• Identify local walking routes
Step 5: Summarize	• Check self-efficacy of achieving goals