Breaking Barriers to Increased Physical Activity

Physical activity has been identified as one of the leading health indicators, and inactivity is among the major public health concerns in the United States. As such, increasing physical activity becomes an important building block for promoting public health and is a prominent part of the Healthy P...

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Published in:The Physician and sportsmedicine 2000-10, Vol.28 (10), p.88-93
Main Authors: Napolitano, Melissa A., Marcus, Bess H.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aging (Individuals)
Behavior Change
Behavior Modification
Biological and medical sciences
Disease Control
Employed Women
Environmental Influences
Exercise
Females
Health
Health care
Health Promotion
Medical sciences
Miscellaneous
Patients
Physical Activities
Physical fitness
Physicians
Preventive Medicine
Public Health
Radiotherapy. Instrumental treatment. Physiotherapy. Reeducation. Rehabilitation, orthophony, crenotherapy. Diet therapy and various other treatments (general aspects)
Self Efficacy
Social conditions & trends
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Summary:Physical activity has been identified as one of the leading health indicators, and inactivity is among the major public health concerns in the United States. As such, increasing physical activity becomes an important building block for promoting public health and is a prominent part of the Healthy People 2010 report. Currently, 60% of all Americans do not participate in regular physical activity, and 25% of Americans report being completely inactive ((1)). One way to address this problem is to identify and address existing barriers to exercise.
ISSN:0091-3847
2326-3660
DOI:10.3810/psm.2000.10.1260