2. Mediators
Mechanisms through which
an intervention (strategy) is
believed to influence
physical activity behaviour
Self Efficacy
Confidence in your ability to
be active within specific
circumstances (for example,
even when you are tired)

3. Individual Population
• Print and web-based • Environmental change
media • Policy
• Counselling • Mass media
• Processes of change

4.  Increasing Knowledge  Caring about the consequences to
 Encourage individual to read and others
think about P.A.  Encourage the person to recognise
how their inactivity affects their
family, friends and co-workers.
 Comprehending benefits
 Assist the individual to understand
the personal benefits of being
physically active.
 Being Aware of risks
 Provide the individual with the
message that being inactive is very  Increasing healthy opportunities.
unhealthy.  Help the individual increase their
awareness of opportunities to be
physically active

5.  Substituting alternatives  Rewarding yourself
 Encourage the individual to  Encourage the individual to praise
participate in physical activity when themselves and reward themselves
they are tired, stressed, or unlikely for being physically active
to want to be physically active.  Committing yourself
 Encourage the individual to make
promises, plans and commitments
to be active.
 Reminding yourself
 Teach the individual how to set up
reminders to be active, such as
keeping comfortable
 shoes in the car/office, ready for use
 Enlisting social support at any time
 Encourage the individual to find a
family member, friend, or co-worker
who is willing and able to provide
support for being active.

6.  Complete the student activity on page 46 of
Nelson Physical Education VCE Units 3 & 4.

7. Print media can promote PA in; Web bases media promotes PA
 Booklets through;
 Brochures & handouts  Interactive websites
It is available from;  Works through the stages of
 Recreational centres change
 Regional Sports Assemblies  Great short term value – not
 Health care centres long term
 School and workplaces
 Mail outs
Doesn’t require internet access.

8. Telephone counseling and automated Health-professional counseling
telephone-delivered advice
• Advice from GPs is often highly
 Programmed to call people
regarded.
automatically including during
convenient times. • GPs sometimes prescribe PA
 Collect data for PA research. instead of a prescription for
 Counseling for people living in medication.
isolated or remote areas
 Social support for older adults if
not familiar with using web-based
technologies.

9. Matching processes
Assessing Identifying
of change with
Motivational opportunities to be
motivational
Readiness active
readiness
Enlisting social
Reminder systems Contracting
support
Gradual
Tailoring
programming

10.  Complete the questions on page 51 of Nelson
Physical Education VCE Units 3 & 4.

11. Alterations to the social or
physical environment to
increase level of activity
Removing barriers or
impediments to people
being active
Introducing new resources
and/or facilities to increase
activity

13. Laws, regulations, rules or
understandings that are
adopted on a collective basis
to guide behaviour
Legislation is formal,
documented policies that are
governed by law
Organisational appropriate
behaviour in a particular
organisation

14. Reach groups of individuals using a
medium other than personal
contact or face to face meetings
TV/Radio broadcasts
Billboards, posters and cinema commercials
Print media (newspapers/mags)
Web-based Interactive info
Increasing awareness of PA
Provides info on health benefits
Provides info on non-health benefits
Provides info about consequences
Raises awareness of community based
programs
Motivates individuals to take action

15.  Complete the questions on page 56 of Nelson
Physical Education VCE Units 3 & 4.