Purpose: Rates of exercise participation among African Americans is low. Identifying and
overcoming perceived benefits/barriers unique to African American women (AAW) may …

The purpose of this descriptive study was to determine the perceived benefits of and barriers
to exercise of a convenience sample of older African American women in senior citizen …

Background Despite the many known benefits of physical activity, some women (27%) report
no leisure-time physical activity in the prior month. Of those women who began an exercise …

Many Americans are sedentary and would reduce their disease risk if they increased their
levels of physical activity to 30 minutes of moderate activity most days of the week. This …

The purposes of this study were to explore the factors that influenced adherence to an
exercise program for older adults, and compare differences in motivation, efficacy …

To meet current physical activity recommendations, a person may chose to adopt a
continuous or an intermittent physical activity program, as long as they accumulate 30 …

Despite growing evidence of the health benefits of regular exercise, many Americans still
remain sedentary. National data have shown that approximately 30% of American adults …

Effective interventions that increase adherence to physical activity are important for African
American women because generally they are less active and more obese compared to …

The need to change the sedentary habits of many American adults is well recognized.
Middle‐aged women are an important target group for increased physical activity because of …

The purposes of this study were to:(a) identify which determinants of physical activity among
African American and Caucasian women predict adherence to a 24‐week home‐based …