BACKGROUND: There is little research on household and physical environment barriers to
physical activity, particularly in minority populations at high risk for obesity and inactivity …

Abstract Objectives: African‐American girls are at increased risk for becoming overweight.
Increased physical activity may prevent this. This study examines measurements of girls' …

Girls in the United States are at high risk for inactivity and resultant overweight or obesity.
Perceived barriers to physical activity are critical factors for health care professionals to …

Objective To identify factors associated with changes in physical activity in adolescent girls
at risk for sedentary lifestyles and obesity. Design A cohort study was performed with 201 …

Background: Women with children are less likely to engage in adequate physical activity
(PA) than women without children. This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of two strategies …

BACKGROUND: Knowledge of the prevalence, clustering, and correlates of multiple
adolescent health behaviors can inform the design of health promotion interventions …

Document beliefs about the contribution of physical activity to preschool-aged children's
health held by Latino mothers in farmworker families, and delineate their perceived barriers …

Background: The purpose of this study was to identify and determine the influence of
perceived intrinsic barriers to physical activity among mothers living in rural areas. Methods …

OBJECTIVE: To investigate parents' perceptions of, and contributions to, food and activity
choices and maintenance of a healthy lifestyle in children. METHODS: Ethnographically …

Promoting physical activities that involve both parents and their children would be very
useful to the improved health and well-being of families, yet coactivity interventions have …