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Encouraging Cycling Among Adults in Central Sydney (Australia)

This academic paper, authored by B Telfer, C Rissel, J Bindon and T Bosch, was published in 2006 in the Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport.

In the face of declining population levels of physical activity, the authors' determined that programs that encourage cycling represent an under-developed strategy in Australia. In 2003, they implemented a pilot cycling proficiency training (CPT) program for adults in central Sydney, New South Wales. To evaluate the program, participants completed pre- and post-course self-administered questionnaires and participated in a followup telephone interview 2 months after their course.