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“It Took Away the Trauma of Failing”: A Mixed Methods Feasibility Trial of an Open Goals Physical Activity Program

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By Scott Goddard, Alex Lawrence, Jacqueline Dossetor, Sophia Barry
| Taylor & Francis Online
ABSTRACT Open goals (e.g. to “see how many steps you can reach today”) may be a promising strategy for promoting physical activity. The findings from initial studies, typically based on single sessions of exercise, showed that open goals can produce at least as much activity as specific goals (e.g. to reach 10,000 steps a day), while promoting more positive experiences and higher intentions to repeat the activity, especially among less active individuals.
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