Perceived exercise benefits and barriers of non-exercising female university students in the United Kingdom

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 784-798

  Lovell, Geoff P ^a   Ansari, Walid El ^b   Parker, John K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE SUNSHINE COAST   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Barriers; Benefits; Female university students; Motivation; Non exercising; Physical activity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; FAMILY ATTITUDE; FEMALE; HUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; SOCIAL INTERACTION; STUDENT ATTITUDE; UNITED KINGDOM; UNIVERSITY STUDENT; PSYCHOLOGY; STUDENT; UNIVERSITY;

ADULT; EXERCISE; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 77950868005     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph7030784     Document Type: Article

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