Many corporations provide employees the option of participating in on-site fitness centers,
but utilization rates are low. Perceived barriers to physical activity have been established as …

Objective Prior attempts to measure psychological responses to exercise are potentially
limited by a failure to account for participants' expectations, the absence of a valid exercise …

Background Few studies have explored exercise and motivational patterns of cardiac
rehabilitation patients in the long term. Purpose We explored differential patterns of exercise …

Background Low quality social relationships in older adults are strongly associated with
feelings of loneliness. Physical activity interventions could reduce loneliness and improve …

Objectives: To evaluate the effectiveness of a theoretically based and Web-delivered
intervention using common course technology for increasing physical activity in a college …

Objective Examine psychological and behavioral predictors of 3‐year weight loss
maintenance in women. Methods Participants were 154 women in a 1‐year randomized …

Background This study carried out to develop a scale for assessing diabetic patients'
perceptions about physical activity and to test its psychometric properties (The Physical …

This study examined self‐reported physical activity (PA) barriers, and their effects on PA
behavior change at 3 and 12 months among 280 previously inactive women enrolled in a …

Educators and recreation professionals may be guilty of putting too much focus on some
rational outcomes, especially behavioral objectives or economic benefits, because they are …

A physically active lifestyle has so many health benefits that the Academy of Royal Medical
Colleges in the UK has recently defined exercise as the ''miracle cure''[1]. Unfortunately …