Physical inactivity is a major global public health issue associated with a range of chronic
disease outcomes. As such, the underlying motivation and barriers to whether or not an …

Educational Science and Human Movement, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy, 3
Department of Kinesiology, Faculty of Applied Health Science, University of Waterloo …

This study aimed to investigate the relationship between health education and motives and
barriers for university students' engagement in leisure-time physical activity (PA). The …

Objective: In rehabilitation research and practice, participation is defined as involvement in
life situations and most often measured as frequency of engaging in these life situations …

Introduction There are several widely used theories of health behavior change, which mostly
utilize the social cognitive approach. These theories tend to posit that intention is a direct …

This article presents the development and the preliminary validation of the Sports
Competition Rumination Scale (SCRS). The SCRS is designed to measure ruminative …

Gym-goers often socially compare themselves with their trainers as they strive to look as
attractive as their fitness trainers. The aim of this study was to better understand this …

Despite global support for the role of physical education in health promotion, if we judge the
subject against this goal alone, the profession has failed. Whilst multiple goals of the subject …

Summary Background Emerging adults (EAs) ages 18–25 are at high risk for
overweight/obesity, but little is known about their motivations for weight loss or how these …

Background: Physical inactivity is one of the critical risk factors for lifestyle-related diseases.
In Kerala, the life expectancy of doctors who are considered the gatekeepers of health was …