Little is known regarding barriers and facilitators to exercise among older adults in general,
and low income and minority older adults in particular. This report summarizes the results of …

Abstract Older African Americans are less likely to exercise compared with their white
counterparts. Few studies have examined the facilitating factors and barriers to exercise …

OBJECTIVES: This study investigates reasons given by older people for limitation or
avoidance of physical exercise. DESIGN: Community‐based longitudinal study of free‐living …

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, less than 11% of adults more
than the age of 65 meet the 2008 Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans. Among minority …

Background: A growing body of research suggests that older exercisers prefer to exercise
alone rather than in group-based settings. One limitation of these studies, however, has …

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

Among elderly people,“getting around” in the community is seen as important to maintaining
autonomy and independence. Social Cognitive Theory posits that self-efficacy is a key …

Personal, program-based, and environmental barriers to physical activity were explored
among a US population-derived sample of 2,912 women 40 years of age and older. Factors …

Six focus groups were conducted with underactive African American (n= 16) and white (n=
23) women aged 50 years and older, residing in a nonmetropolitan county in South …

African American and rural older women are among the least active segments of the
population. This study, guided by social cognitive theory, examined the correlates of …