Barriers to Exercise in Younger and Older Non-Exercising Adult Women: A Cross Sectional Study in London, United Kingdom

W Ansari; Geoff Lovell

doi:10.3390/ijerph6041443

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Barriers to Exercise in Younger and Older Non-Exercising Adult Women: A Cross Sectional Study in London, United Kingdom

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Barriers to Exercise in Younger and Older Non-Exercising Adult Women: A Cross Sectional Study in London, United Kingdom

W Ansari and Geoff Lovell

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol.6, pp.1443-1455

2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph6041443

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Abstract

physical activity

exercise barriers

women

child care

obesity

A survey of 100 women in the south of London, United Kingdom (UK) compared exercise barrier intensities between non-exercising younger (20-27 years) and older (28-35 years) adult women; and examined childcare duties as perceived barriers to exercise. Perceived barriers to exercise were examined using an Exercise Benefits/Barriers Scale (EBBS) comprising four subscales (exercise milieu; time expenditure; physical exertion; family discouragement). Participants' number of children was also noted. Nonexercising older women reported significantly higher total exercise barriers, as well as across three barrier subscales: exercise milieu, time expenditure, and family discouragement. For both age groups, significant correlation existed between number of children and women's total exercise barrier scores. Number of children explained 25% and 30% of the variance of younger and older women's total barrier scores respectively. For both women groups, the strongest correlation between exercise barrier and number of children was for the time expenditure subscale. Broad grouping of 20-35 year old nonexercising women does not reflect a homogenous sample. Age categories employing narrower age brackets are recommended. Issues surrounding family responsibilities e.g. childcare duties may be shared between these groups and require further research and policy attention.

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Title: Barriers to Exercise in Younger and Older Non-Exercising Adult Women: A Cross Sectional Study in London, United Kingdom
Authors: W Ansari (Author) - University of Gloucestershire, United Kingdom
Geoff Lovell (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
Publication details: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol.6, pp.1443-1455
Publisher: MDPI AG
Date published: 2009
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph6041443
ISSN: 1660-4601
Copyright note: Copyright © 2009 by the authors; licensee Molecular Diversity Preservation International, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open-access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/).
Organisation Unit: Tropical Forests and People Research Centre; School of Social Sciences - Legacy; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; Forest Research Institute; School of Health and Behavioural Sciences - Legacy
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99449429002621
Output Type: Journal article

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