A client has relocated to a new city for work. The client is unable to continue the practice of walking for 30 minutes daily and exercising five days a week. Which stage of the transtheoretical model of health behavior change is the client experiencing?1. Action2. Preparation3. Maintenance4. Precontemplation

4. Precontemplation

Explanation:

Precontemplation -

It refers to one of stage in the transtheoretical model of health behavior change , which is also known as the phase of denial .

In this stage , where the person do not change his or her behavior with the foreseeable future , is referred to as precontemplation , and after this very stage the change is adapted by the person .

As this is the human tendency to follow certain action or activity with in the bounded time , and has the routine is hampered and the person again tries to adapt to new culture or activity .

Hence , from the given scenario of the question ,

The correct answer is  4. Precontemplation .