This article reviews psychosocial influences on women's participation in physical activity as
they differ from men and how associated activity differences impact women's risk for a …

Objective: Women have lower rates of participation in leisure time physical activity than men
and have been studied to a lesser extent than men. Because physical activity plays a vital …

Regular physical activity provides numerous health benefits, including the reduction in risks
of coronary heart disease, hypertension, type 2 diabetes mellitus, obesity, colon cancer, and …

W omen can achieve improved qualitv of life', 2 and reduce risk of all-cause morbidity and
mortality” by regular participation in physical activity. In both men and women, physical …

Introduction Participation in physical activity has important implications for the physical and
psychological well-being of women. Although researchers and educators have previously …

The advancement of access and opportunities for girls and women in health enhancing
physical activity in recent decades is a matter of record. Yet despite burgeoning interest and …

Males are consistently reported as more physically active than females regardless of age or
measure. Often, this difference results in females identified as under active and at risk of …

This qualitative study investigated why women of low socio-economic status (SES) are less
physically active than women of higher-SES. Semi-structured interviews were conducted …

Background. Demographic and psychosocial correlates of activity in domains other than
recreational activity have not been well characterized and may be particularly relevant for …

Objective. The primary purposes of this review were to identify key social-environmental
influences on the physical-activity behavior of women and to propose an organizing …