Table 1.

Overview of all Keep Active Minnesota intervention contacts and topics addressed

Orientation Session	Group in-person or individual phone session Introduce intervention team Review intervention goals
Core Phone Course
Session 1: Getting Started	Baseline pedometer steps Individual PA history Individual PA benefits PA precautions Setting realistic goals
Session 2: Active Living	Tracking sedentary activity PA versus exercise How to maintain or increase PA Stretching and strength training
Session 3: Overcoming Barriers	Barriers to PA and exercise Problem solving to overcome barriers Strategies for staying active (e.g., successful recovery from illness & injury, dealing with pain, dressing for weather, keeping exercise gear handy, time management)
Session 4: Social Support	Involving friends and family in your active lifestyle When friends and family become barriers Community support for your active lifestyle
Session 5: Healthy Eating	How dietary intake can affect PA Tracking food and eating patterns Health advantages of colorful fruits and vegetables Eating patterns and PA Portion size, eating out Liquid calories
Session 6: Relapse Prevention	“Lapse” versus “relapse” Preparing for situations that could trigger a lapse Sress and its effect on relapse
Session 7: Putting It All Together	Update PA benefits Review PA goals Re-examine barriers to PA Assess support from family and friends Identify dietary changes Describe relapse prevention plans Reflect on success Plan future goals
Monthly calls (Month 5–12)	Review and revise PA goals Problem-solve barriers to exercise Provide encouragement for maintaining PA
Bi-monthly calls (Month 13–24)	Review and revise PA goals Problem-solve barriers to exercise Provide encouragement for maintaining PA
Motivational Campaigns	Optional “motivational c1hallenges” for participants to take part in Self-monitoring forms to record effort Small prizes for participation, for the most engaging story about a campaign experience, and for the recruitment “wave” with highest percentage of participants completing the campaign.
	Walk the North Shore: a virtual walk to a popular and well-known Minnesota destination, through tracking of distances accumulated via pedometer steps or time spent walking or doing other PA
	Mix it Up to Keep it Up: try new “cross training” activities
	Multiply your Benefits: try new healthy eating and/or stress reduction activities
Group Events	Four group sessions featuring outside guest-speakers during the second year of the study Topics included sports medicine, healthy eating, staying active in the winter and bicycling.
Lending Library	Resources (books, videos and DVD s) offered to participants who wanted to try a new type of exercise or in need of motivation

Study conducted in participants recruited from one health plan in Minnesota during 2004 and 2005.