Gender differences in physical activity and walking among older adults

YS Lee - Journal of women & aging, 2005 - Taylor & Francis
Older women are generally more sedentary and less active than older men, but little is
known about the specific factors underlying the differences between the genders in physical …

Psychosocial variables related to why women are less active than men and related health implications: supplementary issue: health disparities in women

ES Edwards, SC Sackett - Clinical Medicine Insights …, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
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 …

[HTML][HTML] “Girls aren't meant to exercise”: Perceived influences on physical activity among adolescent girls—the HERizon project

ES Cowley, PM Watson, L Foweather, S Belton… - Children, 2021 - mdpi.com
Background. Adolescent girls are less active than boys, with approximately 10% of girls in
Ireland and the United Kingdom meeting the minimum recommended daily physical activity …

Male and female differences in health benefits derived from physical activity: implications for exercise prescription

B Hands, D Larkin, MH Cantell… - Journal of Womens Health …, 2016 - research.rug.nl
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 …

[HTML][HTML] Socio-economic effects on meeting PA guidelines: comparisons among 32 countries

A Borraccino, P Lemma, R Iannotti… - Medicine and science …, 2009 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Purpose This study examined the relationship between age and gender with physical
activity (PA) and how meeting of PA guidelines (PAGL) is related to socio-economic-status …