Table 2.

Potential Strategies to Increase Physical Activity Among Individuals with HIV Infection that are Effective in Other Populations

Strategy	Authors	Goal	Conclusion
Educational materials and lessons	Davies CA., et al. 2012 Allen JC, Lewis JB, Tagliaferro AR. 2012	Increase physical activity by providing information on decision- making and knowledge of goals	The ability of internet-delivered interventions to produce meaningful change in long-term physical activity remains unclear115 Worksite health promotion reduced coronary heart disease risk factors119
School based physical education classes	Ardoy DN, et al. 2011	Improve cardiovascular health in young people by increasing physical activity in the school setting	Four high-intensity PE sessions/week, improved physical fitness, particularly aerobic fitness113
Hospital-based physical activity sessions in children	Miller, et al. 2010 Mutimura E, et. al. 2008	Improve physical fitness measures through a supervised program	Twice weekly aerobic and resistance training sessions resulted in improved physical fitness and increased lean mass101 Exercise training is a safe, practical, and an effective treatment for evolving metabolic and cardiovascular syndromes associated with HIV120
Multi-component physical activity and nutrition education with structured exercise sessions	Hardy OT, et al. 2012 Lloyd JJ, Wyatt KM, Creanor S., 2012	Improve CVD and anthropometric outcomes Assess weight and behavioral outcomes	Significant improvement in HDL116 Decreased consumption of energy-dense snacks and increased healthy snacks; less TV/screen time and increased moderate-vigorous physical activity, improved anthropometric measures117
Specialized equipment	Snyder A, Colvin B, Gammack JK, 2011	Pedometer to increase motivation and increase amount of time spent on physical activity in older adults	Motivation to increase overall mobility; Improved of functional measures114