Factors affecting levels of physical activity in adults

V Seefeldt, RM Malina, MA Clark - Sports medicine, 2002 - Springer
A large proportion of adults in Western cultures are physically inactive, despite several
decades of warnings about the potentially negative health consequences of a sedentary …

[HTML][HTML] Motives and barriers related to physical activity and sport across social backgrounds: implications for health promotion

MRL Pedersen, AF Hansen… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Studies have found physical inactivity to be a significant health risk factor and have
demonstrated how physical inactivity behaviour varies according to social background. As a …

For whom did telework not work during the Pandemic? understanding the factors impacting telework satisfaction in the US using a multiple indicator multiple cause …

D Tahlyan, M Said, H Mahmassani… - … Research Part A: Policy …, 2022 - Elsevier
The COVID-19 pandemic required employees and businesses across the world to rapidly
transition to work from home over extended periods, reaching what is likely the upper bound …

[图书][B] Psychology of physical activity: Determinants, well-being and interventions

S Biddle, N Mutrie - 2007 - taylorfrancis.com
As modern lifestyles offer ever more opportunities for a sedentary existence, physical activity
has become, for many, a marginal aspect of life. Too little physical activity is linked to …

Improving the energy economy of human running with powered and unpowered ankle exoskeleton assistance

KA Witte, P Fiers, AL Sheets-Singer, SH Collins - Science Robotics, 2020 - science.org
Exoskeletons that reduce energetic cost could make recreational running more enjoyable
and improve running performance. Although there are many ways to assist runners, the best …

Effects of different doses of physical activity on cardiorespiratory fitness among sedentary, overweight or obese postmenopausal women with elevated blood pressure …

TS Church, CP Earnest, JS Skinner, SN Blair - Jama, 2007 - jamanetwork.com
ContextLow levels of cardiorespiratory fitness are associated with high risk of mortality, and
improvements in fitness are associated with reduced mortality risk. However, a poor …

Personal and environmental factors associated with physical inactivity among different racial–ethnic groups of US middle-aged and older-aged women.

AC King, C Castro, S Wilcox, AA Eyler, JF Sallis… - Health …, 2000 - psycnet.apa.org
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 …

The role of perceived personal barriers to engagement in leisure-time physical activity

FF Reichert, AJD Barros… - … journal of public …, 2007 - ajph.aphapublications.org
Objectives. We sought to identify perceived personal barriers to physical activity and
examine the potential association between these barriers and sociodemographic and …

[HTML][HTML] Perceived exercise benefits and barriers of non-exercising female university students in the United Kingdom

GP Lovell, WE Ansari, JK Parker - International journal of environmental …, 2010 - mdpi.com
Many individuals do not engage in sufficient physical activity due to low perceived benefits
and high perceived barriers to exercise. Given the increasing incidence of obesity and …

[HTML][HTML] Characterization of the vaginal microbiota of healthy Canadian women through the menstrual cycle

B Chaban, MG Links, TP Jayaprakash, EC Wagner… - Microbiome, 2014 - Springer
Background The vaginal microbial community plays a vital role in maintaining women's
health. Understanding the precise bacterial composition is challenging because of the …