A new academic report from Abertay University and the University of the West of Scotland has highlighted challenges affecting physical activity in Scotland and calls for changes to the policy and ...

The American College of Sports Medicine and Centers for Disease Control recommend aiming for 150 minutes of moderate-intensity aerobic exercise every week for all adults over age 18; this breaks down ...

New research from the Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Department at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, in collaboration with the Elaine Marieb Center for Nursing and Engineering Innovation ...

Researchers sought to determine factors that prevent patients with hemophilia from engaging in physical activity. Barriers related to body function, personal beliefs or attitudes, and environmental ...

Aim: To address high rates of inactivity and related chronic diseases among African–American women. Materials & methods: Eleven focus groups on physical activity barriers for African–American women in ...

In my last post, I described a behavior change system. This system describes how your cognitions, social networks, and structural environment all influence the determinants of behavior. The ...

In my last two posts, I introduced a practical method for addressing barriers to physical activity. If we know what influences us, we can design an intervention to maximize our chances of success.

A research team at Université Laval may have discovered why physical exercise and living in favorable socioeconomic ...