2022
DOI: 10.1101/2022.05.18.22275240
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Exploring barriers and facilitators to physical activity during the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative study

Abstract: ObjectivesQuantitative data show that physical activity (PA) reduced during the COVID-19 pandemic, with differential impacts across demographic groups. Qualitative research is limited, so reasons for this have not been explored in-depth. This study aimed to understand barriers and facilitators to PA during the pandemic, focusing on groups more likely to have been affected by restrictions, and to map these onto the Capability, Opportunity, Motivation Model of Behaviour (COM-B).DesignSemi-structured qualitative … Show more

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“…Caring responsibilities and conflicting priorities were barriers to exercise (33). However, by the time the second lockdown was introduced, 40% of adults reported exercising less than in the first lockdown, with only 13% reporting that they were exercising more (70).…”
Section: Changes In Behaviourmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Caring responsibilities and conflicting priorities were barriers to exercise (33). However, by the time the second lockdown was introduced, 40% of adults reported exercising less than in the first lockdown, with only 13% reporting that they were exercising more (70).…”
Section: Changes In Behaviourmentioning
confidence: 99%