Another new feature of the present study was the comparison of three weight management behaviors (FVFIRST, HDRINK, and EXERCISE) for their ability to explain changes in BMI% scores for
overweight and average-weight children. For average-weight children, no specific behavior stood out as the best explanation of BMI% drops. For overweight children, EXERCISE was found
unrelated to the drops in BMI% scores, suggesting that the low EXERCISE expectation used in the present KCP application (i.e., 5000 steps per week required to earn one ‘‘star’’) was insufficient to produce weight loss. Other researchers have found pedometers can be effective for increasing children’s exercise by 1500 steps per day