Time budgets provide cost-efficient methods of collecting daily behaviors occurring during the natural course ofpeople's lives. The present study illustrates the use of time budgets in evaluating preventive exercise programs. In the intervention, children were assigned randomly to either an aerobic, nonaerobic, or control condition. The aerobic condition featured jogging, whereas the nonaerobic condition taught yoga exercises. Following participation in the aerobic intervention program, time budgets indicated increased aerobic activities. Time budgets were effective in documenting behavioral changes in the children as a function of the preventive intervention.
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