Help people to move more, increasing their fitness and Cardiovascular Health
It's suitable for anyone that wants to exercise more. From people who can barely walk to the gate, to those moving lots already.
No - anyone can use this Journey, even those that have experienced a cardiac event
Originally developed as HEART for CVD, with a focus on cardiovascular health, the intervention seeks to support people to engage in graded exercise. The Intervention starts by getting participants to commit to 3 walks per week. There is a graded increase in walking over the course of 20 weeks to 6 walks per week, at 35-50 mins duration per walk at the end of the program.
The intervention can be tailored for those with or without CVD. The intervention offers 3 levels: low, medium and high, depending upon baseline fitness level.
The intervention was originally designed for SMS delivery, and has been adapted for in App delivery. The intervention includes:
Ralph Maddison, Robyn Whittaker et al. Developed by the team at NIHI, the research group included: exercise physiologists, cardiologists, behavioural scientists, and primary care physicians.
European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, 2015 (ref)