... This is reflected in public health guidelines which recommend training for all major muscle groups. Of the studies that included major muscle groups, most used this component to inform whether participants were meeting the guidelines, overall frequency of training, or to categorize stage of change (Branscum & Fairchild, 2019;Cardinal & Kosma, 2004;Cardinal, Keis & Ferrand, 2005;Castellanos, Daprano, Blevins & Crecelius, 2020;Dean, Farrell, Kelley, Jane Taylor & Rhodes, 2006;Kathrins & Turbow, 2010;Loustalot, Carlson, Kruger, Buchner, Fulton et al., 2013;Ratz, Lippke, Muellmann et al., 2020;Short, James, Vandelanotte et al., 2014). In eight studies, participants followed programs that included all major muscle groups (Arikawa, O'Dougherty, Schmitz et al., 2011;Bopp et al., 2004;Dalager et al., 2015;Fetherman, Hakim & Sanko, 2011;Jette, Rooks, Lachman et al., 1998;Millen & Bray, 2009;Ott, Lindsey, Waltman et al., 2004;Sylvester et al., 2016). ...