Table 1. Stages of change movement with personal training program.
Initial number
Finished in …
Initial stage
in each stage
Stage 1a
Stage 2a
Stage 3a
Stage 4a
Stage 5a
Stage 1
2
0 (0%)nc
1 (50%)
1 (50%)
0 (0%)
0 (0%)
Stage 2
26
0 (0%)
4 (15%)nc
11 (42%)
11 (42%)
0 (0%)
Stage 3
62
0 (0%)
0 (0%)
15 (24%)nc
46 (74%)
1 (2%)
Stage 4
12
0 (0%)
0 (0%)
1 (8%)
8 (67%)nc
3 (25%)
Stage 5
27
0 (0%)
0 (0%)
0 (0%)
0 (0%)
27 (100%)nc
Stage 1 = Pre-contemplation;
Stage 2 = Contemplation;
Stage 3 = Preparation;
Stage 4 = Action;
Stage 5 = Maintenance.
a = The first number in each row below is the number that finished in that stage and the number in parenthesis is the percent that finished in that stage.
nc = Number and percent with no change in stage movement;
= moved up one stage;
= moved up 2 stages;
= moved down one stage.