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Discussion Guide

When you hear the term “exercise” what comes to mind? What does “exercise” mean to you? What are some examples? When you hear the term “physical activity” what comes to mind? What does “physical activity” mean to you? What are some examples? What do you like about exercise? What do you dislike about exercise? What are some things that KEEP you from exercising more? Being more physically active? Probe for both internal (e.g., feelings, beliefs, personal traits) and external suggestions (e.g., influence of friends, family, community, available resources). What are some things that help you exercise MORE? Or what things would help you exercise more? Probe for both internal (e.g., feelings, beliefs, personal traits) and external suggestions (e.g., influence of friends, family, community, available resources). We want to understand what makes a program work well in ____County and what makes it not work so well. I’d like to ask you to think about different types of programs that have been offered in ____county. They can be on any topic and offered by any group--churches, schools, health department, Cooperative Extension, businesses. What programs have been successful here? Why were they successful? What programs bombed here? Why did they bomb? If we were setting up a program here in _________ County to try to help people get more exercise, what should we keep in mind?