Posters can prompt less active people to use the stairs.
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Climbing stairs is an incidental physical activity that people can incorporate within daily life. Observational studies have shown that posters at the point of choice between stairs and escalators can increase stair use. As the greatest public health benefits can be gained from encouraging the least active to exercise more, stair and escalator users were interviewed to assess whether poster prompts encouraged inactive people to use the stairs.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of epidemiology and community health
دوره 54 12 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2000