Effectiveness of exercise interventions in promoting sustained physical activity behaviour change
The positive relationship between physical activity and the reduced risk of preventable diseases such as coronary heart disease, cardiovascular disease, stroke, type II diabetes, osteoporosis and high blood pressure has been widely reported and has influenced the publications of public resources within national health care services world-wide (Hefferon et al., 2013; Irwin et al., 2013; Loh et al., 2013; NHS Foundation Trust, 2014). Physical activity has been shown throughout