Relationship between Exercise Adherence and Improvements in Clinical Health Outcomes among African American Adults

Authors

Amanda M. Perkins, Missouri State University - Springfield
Dianne M. Babbitt, Temple University
Keith M. Diaz, Columbia University
Jan Kretzschmar, The University of Illinois at Chicago
Deborah L. Feairheller, University of New Hampshire, DurhamFollow
Chenyi Ling, Temple University
Hojun Lee, Temple University
Heather Grimm, The University of Illinois at Chicago
Kathleen M. Sturgeon, University of Pennsylvania
Sunny R. Thakkar, Temple University
Michael D. Brown, The University of Illinois at Chicago

Abstract

Exercise adherence is central to evaluating the efficacy of exercise interventions; however, its measurement is often vague or imprecise. Exercise prescriptions and subsequent improvements cannot be sufficiently evaluated unless adherence is accurately assessed.

Department

Kinesiology

Publication Date

5-2014

Journal Title

Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise

Publisher

Wolters Kluwer

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

https://dx.doi.org/10.1249/01.mss.0000496211.35088.de

Document Type

Article

Recommended Citation

Perkins AM, Babbitt DM, Diaz KM, Kretzschmar J, Feairheller DL, Ling C, Lee H, Grimm H, Sturgeon KM, Thakkar S, Brown MD. Relationship Between Exercise Adherence and Improvements in Clinical Health Outcomes Among African American Adults. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise. 46:5. Supp. 2014.

Rights

© 2014 American College of Sports Medicine