Developing Real Incentives and Volition for Exercise

Participants receiving the Challenge-Focused intervention will complete an 8-week group program. Group sessions meet once per week for 90 minutes and include three components - discussion-based health promotion initiative, team-based physical activity games/activities, and team-based goal-setting and behavioral skills training. Among participants with high autonomous motivation, those receiving the Challenge-focused intervention are expected to show greater improvement from baseline to post- in total PA than those receiving the Rewards-Focused intervention.

Participants receiving the Rewards-Focused intervention will complete an 8-week group program. Group sessions meet once per week for 90 minutes and include three components - discussion-based health promotion initiative, group-based walking program, and individual-based goal-setting and behavioral skills training with partner-based contracts and financial incentives. Among participants with high controlled motivation, those receiving the Rewards-focused intervention are expected to show greater improvement from baseline to post- in total PA than those receiving the Challenge-Focused intervention.