Physical activity motives, barriers, and preferences in people with obesity: A systematic review

A Baillot, S Chenail, N Barros Polita, M Simoneau… - PloS one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Background Although the benefits of physical activity (PA) are well known, physical inactivity
is highly prevalent among people with obesity. The objective of this systematic review was to …

Can active video games improve physical activity in adolescents? A review of RCT

WM Williams, CG Ayres - … journal of environmental research and public …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Children and adolescents are not meeting the required federal physical activity (PA)
guidelines established by the United States Department of Health and Human Services. It is …

Using Black feminist theory and methods to uncover best practices in health promotion programming

J Wade, R Alexander, CW Giscombé… - Qualitative health …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
This study was created to uncover the social determinants of Black American women's
success in health promotion programs. We used the Superwoman Schema to understand …

[HTML][HTML] Results of a culturally tailored smartphone-delivered physical activity intervention among midlife African American women: feasibility trial

RP Joseph, BE Ainsworth, K Hollingshead… - JMIR mHealth and …, 2021 - mhealth.jmir.org
Background: Regular aerobic physical activity (PA) is an important component of healthy
aging. However, only 27%-40% of African American women achieve national PA guidelines …

[HTML][HTML] Improvements in diet and physical activity–related psychosocial factors among African Americans using a mobile health lifestyle intervention to promote …

J Cyriac, S Jenkins, CA Patten, SN Hayes… - JMIR mHealth and …, 2021 - mhealth.jmir.org
Background African Americans continue to have suboptimal cardiovascular health (CVH)
related to diet and physical activity (PA) behaviors compared with White people. Mobile …

Mobile app-based small-group physical activity intervention for young African American women: a pilot randomized controlled trial

J Zhang, JB Jemmott III - Prevention Science, 2019 - Springer
A lack of adequate physical activity among young African American women remains a
serious public health challenge. Few evidence-based interventions are available to increase …

Incorporating religion and spirituality into the design of community-based physical activity programs for African American women: a qualitative inquiry

RP Joseph, BE Ainsworth, LT Mathis, SP Hooker… - BMC research …, 2017 - Springer
Objective Limited research has examined how aspects of religion and spirituality can be
incorporated into community-based physical activity programs delivered outside of religious …

Hair as a barrier to physical activity among African American women: a qualitative exploration

RP Joseph, K Coe, BE Ainsworth, SP Hooker… - Frontiers in public …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Background African American (AA) women face unique sociocultural barriers to physical
activity (PA) engagement. Such barriers may contribute to their low PA levels and high …

Perspectives for glycaemic control in type 2 diabetes in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo

JPF Lubaki, JM Francis… - Health Promotion …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Glycaemic control is a significant problem in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC),
the perspectives associated with glycaemic control are not fully known as previous studies …

The impact of adapted exercises in basketball on the perception of the difficulty and physical enjoyment of students with overweight

O Slimi, A Muscella, S Marsigliante, M Bahloul - Heliyon, 2024 - cell.com
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of the adapted basketball cycle on the
perceived level of difficulty and physical enjoyment in girls and boys with overweight. Sixty …