Table 1.

Descriptive findings on physical activity-related stages of change among the groups in three phases of measurement

Groups Stages of change	Pre-intervention		One week after intervention		6 weeks after intervention
	Experimental	Control	Experimental	Control	Experimental	Control
	Frequency (%)	Frequency (%)	Frequency (%)	Frequency (%)	Frequency (%)	Frequency (%)
Pre-contemplation	9 (%11.8)	16 (%21.1)	1 (%1.3)	13 (%17.1)	1 (%1.3)	9 (%11.8)
Contemplation	47 (%61.8)	48 (%63.2)	22 (%28.9)	45 (%59.2)	13 (%17.1)	46 (%60.5)
Preparation	11 (%14.5)	6 (%7.9)	31 (%40.8)	10 (%13.2)	25 (%32.9)	12 (%15.8)
Action	8 (10.5)	5 (%6.6)	20 (%26.3)	7 (%9.2)	35 (%46.1)	7 (%9.2)
Maintenance	1 (%1.3)	1 (%1.3)	2 (%2.6)	1 (%1.3)	2 (%2.6)	2 (%2.6)