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Dynamic Target Setting increases workplace physical activity: evidence from a randomised trial

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  • Hume, Susannah
  • Cornel, Pieter
  • Sanders, Michael
  • Tindall, Karen
  • Vilanti, Paul
  • Coghlan, Sarah
  • Flego, Anna

Abstract

We conduct a field experiment in a large workplace, testing two forms of target to increase physical activity - standard targets (10,000 steps per day) or dynamic targets (10% more than last week). We find that effects overall are modest, but that dynamic targets are more impactful for people with high physical activity levels.

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  • Hume, Susannah & Cornel, Pieter & Sanders, Michael & Tindall, Karen & Vilanti, Paul & Coghlan, Sarah & Flego, Anna, 2021. "Dynamic Target Setting increases workplace physical activity: evidence from a randomised trial," SocArXiv ueh7n_v1, Center for Open Science.
    • Handle: RePEc:osf:socarx:ueh7n_v1
    DOI: 10.31219/osf.io/ueh7n_v1
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