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Perceived Exercise Benefits and Barriers of Non-Exercising Female University Students in the United Kingdom

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  • Geoff P. Lovell

    (School of Social Sciences, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia)

  • Walid El Ansari

    (Faculty of Sport, Health & Social Care, University of Gloucestershire, Gloucester, UK)

  • John K. Parker

    (Faculty of Sport, Health & Social Care, University of Gloucestershire, Gloucester, UK)

Abstract

Many individuals do not engage in sufficient physical activity due to low perceived benefits and high perceived barriers to exercise. Given the increasing incidence of obesity and obesity related health disorders, this topic requires further exploration. We used the Exercise Benefits/Barriers Scale to assess perceived benefit and barrier intensities to exercise in 200 non-exercising female university students (mean age 19.3 years, SD = 1.06) in the UK. Although our participants were selected because they self reported themselves to be non-exercising, however they reported significantly higher perceived benefits from exercise than perceived barriers to exercise [t(199) = 6.18, p

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  • Geoff P. Lovell & Walid El Ansari & John K. Parker, 2010. "Perceived Exercise Benefits and Barriers of Non-Exercising Female University Students in the United Kingdom," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 7(3), pages 1-15, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:7:y:2010:i:3:p:784-798:d:7253
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    1. Walid El Ansari & Geoff Lovell, 2009. "Barriers to Exercise in Younger and Older Non-Exercising Adult Women: A Cross Sectional Study in London, United Kingdom," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 6(4), pages 1-13, April.
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