Improving Physical Activity and Body Composition in a Medical Workplace Using Brief Goal Setting

To evaluate the use of a wearable activity tracker and brief feedback in the workplace to motivate employees to improve activity.A total of 135 adult participants were randomized to 1 of 3 groups: control group (blinded to their step activity), intervention group (received counseling based on their step count), or no step-tracking device group. Participants were recruited from June 27, 2016, through February 21, 2018.Most of the 135 participants...