 With regard to action planning we distinguish preparation planning (planning actions required to change), initiation planning (planning the actions needed to perform the new behavior for the first time) and coping or maintenance planning (planning the actions to cope with barriers and relapse in order to maintain the realized changes).Additionally, the development of skills required for the new health behavior is needed as well.The I-Change Model assumes that these motivational processes are determined by various predisposing factors such as behavioral factors (e.g.