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August 2001, Vol 91, No. 8 | American Journal of Public Health 1192-1193
© 2001 American Public Health Association

RESEARCH

Encouraging Stair Use: Stair-Riser Banners Are Better Than Posters

Jacqueline Kerr, PhD, Frank Eves, PhD and Douglas Carroll, PhD

At the time of the study Jacqueline Kerr was, and Frank Eves and Douglas Carroll are, with the School of Sport and Exercise Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, England.

Correspondence: Requests for reprints should be sent to Frank Eves, PhD, School of Sport and Exercise Sciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT, United Kingdom (e-mail: f.f.eves@bham.ac.uk).


   INTRODUCTION
 
Increasing physical activity levels among a largely sedentary public is a health priority.1 Lifestyle exercise, such as walking or stair climbing, has been recommended because it provides substantial health benefits and fits easily into daily routines.2 Opportunities for stair climbing in workplaces, public buildings, and the home are frequently available to most population groups.

Studies conducted in both the United States and the United Kingdom have shown that posters at the "point of choice" between escalators and stairs can increase stair use.3–6 As a result, physical activity promoters have championed the use of such posters.

In a recent study, however, . . . [Full Text]


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