Table 6: Male and female overall barrier rankings to the survey descriptive statements related to lack of time, physical and psychological barriers to physical activity. Numbers represent the percentage of total respondents answering "Yes" to the question.
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Males (18-64) n = 144 |
Males (65+) n = 56 |
Females (18-64) n = 93 |
Females (65+) n = 52 |
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#1 Other things are more important and require my time and energy
65% |
#1 There are so many other things for me to do, it’s easy to make excuses rather than exercise
52%
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#1 There are so many other things for me to do, it’s easy to make excuses rather than exercise
61% |
#1 Pain and injury prevents me from being physically active *
46%
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#2 I have a difficult time finding the time needed to fit the gym into my day
57% |
#2 Other things are more important and require my time and energy
45% |
#2 Other things are more important and require my time and energy
60% |
#2 There are so many other things for me to do, it’s easy to make excuses rather than exercise 40%
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#3 There are so many other things for me to do, it’s easy to make excuses rather than exercise
43% |
#3 I have a difficult time finding the time needed to fit the gym into my day
41% |
#3 I have a difficult time finding the time needed to fit the gym into my day
59% |
#2 Other things are more important and require my time and energy
40% |
*Pain and injury were ranked at # 8 (24%) for males 18-64, # 10 (24%) for females 18-64, and # 7 (27%) for males 65+.