Barriers and facilitators to physical activity amongst overweight and obese women in an Afro-Caribbean population: A qualitative study
Conclusions:
It is important to understand why women face barriers to physical activity, particularly in low-resourced settings, and to investigate how this could be addressed. This study highlights the role that gender norms and health beliefs play in shaping experiences of physical activity. In addition, structural barriers reflect a mix of resource-scarce and resource-rich factors which are likely to be seen in a wide variety of developing contexts.
Source: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity - Category: Nutrition Authors: Miriam AlvaradoMadhuvanti MurphyCornelia Guell Source Type: research
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