Exploring motivation and barriers to physical activity among active and inactive Australian adults

E Hoare, B Stavreski, GL Jennings, BA Kingwell - Sports, 2017 - mdpi.com
Physical inactivity is a major global public health issue associated with a range of chronic
disease outcomes. As such, the underlying motivation and barriers to whether or not an …

Tomorrow's doctors want more teaching and training on physical activity for health

SA Osborne, JM Adams, S Fawkner, P Kelly… - British Journal of …, 2017 - bjsm.bmj.com
Physical activity (PA) promotes good health, and the challenge of physical inactivity is a
major global issue. 1 PA levels in the UK remain low, with many not achieving the Chief …

Determinants of physical activity in a cohort of young adult women. Who is at risk of inactive behaviour?

L Uijtdewilligen, GMEE Peeters, JGZ van Uffelen… - Journal of science and …, 2015 - Elsevier
Objectives To identify the biological, socio-demographic, work-related and lifestyle
determinants of physical activity in young adult women. Design Prospective cohort study …

Physical activity and gender differences: correlates of compliance with recommended levels of five forms of physical activity among students at nine universities in …

W El Ansari, K Khalil, D Crone, C Stock - 2022 - figshare.cardiffmet.ac.uk
AIMS: This cross-sectional survey assessed and compared by gender the levels and
correlates of achieving the international guidelines recommendations on five forms of …

How are different levels of knowledge about physical activity associated with physical activity behaviour in Australian adults?

SV Fredriksson, SJ Alley, AL Rebar, M Hayman… - PLoS …, 2018 - journals.plos.org
People with knowledge of the benefits of physical activity tend to be more active; however,
such knowledge is typically operationalized as a basic understanding that physical activity is …

An evaluation of physical activity training in Australian medical school curricula

A Strong, M Stoutenberg, A Hobson-Powell… - Journal of Science and …, 2017 - Elsevier
Objectives To evaluate the current level of physical activity (PA) training provided to
Australian medical students. Design Individual interviews were completed via phone …

Physical activity in the lifestyle of Czech university students: Meeting health recommendations

D Sigmundová, F ChmelÍk, E Sigmund… - European Journal of …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
The decline of physical activity (PA) in adults as well as children and youth is a worldwide
phenomenon. The aim of this study is to analyse the amount of PA in Czech university …

Insufficiently active Australian college students: perceived personal, social, and environmental influences

E Leslie, N Owen, J Salmon, A Bauman, JF Sallis… - Preventive …, 1999 - Elsevier
Background. A sustainable pattern of participation in physical activity is important in the
maintenance of health and prevention of disease. College students are in transition from an …

Lack of knowledge of physical activity guidelines: can physical activity promotion campaigns do better?

ECL Knox, DW Esliger, SJH Biddle, LB Sherar - BMJ open, 2013 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives To identify the prevalence of knowledge of the current UK physical activity
guidelines which were introduced in 2011 and prior physical activity guidelines (30 min on 5 …

Physical activity patterns in a nationally representative sample of adults in Ireland

MBE Livingstone, PJ Robson, S McCarthy… - Public health …, 2001 - cambridge.org
ObjectiveTo evaluate habitual levels of physical activity in a nationally representative
sample of adults in Ireland. DesignCross-sectional survey using a self-administered …