Small Steps: Preliminary effectiveness and feasibility of an incremental goal-setting intervention to reduce sitting time in older adults

Highlights • Sedentary time is associated with chronic disease risk and mortality. • Older adults spend most of their waking time sedentary, and this increases with age. • ‘Small Steps’ is a novel, incremental program to reduce sedentary time. • The intervention showed preliminary effectiveness in reducing sedentary time. • ‘Small Steps’ is a promising avenue for behavioral modification in older adults.