Answer:
D - society barrier
Explanation:
Many technological advances and conveniences have made our lives easier and less active, many personal variables, including physiological, behavioral, and psychological factors, may affect our plans to become more physically active. Understanding common barriers to physical activity and creating strategies to overcome them may help make physical activity part of daily life. People experience a variety of personal and environmental barriers to engaging in regular physical activity.
With technological advances and conveniences, people’s lives have in many ways become increasingly easier, as well as less active. In addition, people have many personal reasons or explanations for being inactive. The most common reasons adults don't adopt more physically active lifestyles are cited as
- insufficient time to exercise
- inconvenience of exercise
- lack of self-motivation
- non-enjoyment of exercise
- boredom with exercise
- lack of confidence in their ability to be physically active (low self-efficacy)
- fear of being injured or having been injured recently
- lack of self-management skills, such as the ability to set personal goals, monitor
- progress, or reward progress toward such goals
- lack of encouragement, support, or companionship from family and friends
- non-availability of parks, sidewalks, bicycle trails, or safe and pleasant walking
- paths close to home or the workplace
Identifying barriers to physical activity
The Barriers to Being Physically Active Quiz was created by the centers for disease control and prevention to help identify barriers to physical activity and steer clinician and participant's awareness and target strategies to improve compliance. It a 21-item measure assessing the following barriers to physical activity: 1) lack of time, 2) social influence, 3) lack of energy, 4) lack of willpower, 5) fear of injury, 6) lack of skill, and 7) lack of resources (eg, recreational facilities, exercise equipment). Each domain contains 3 items, with a total score range of 0 to 63. Respondents rate the degree of activity interference on a 4-point scale, ranging from 0 = “very unlikely” to 3 = “very likely.”
Overcoming Barriers
As health care professionals we can help people identify barriers to exercise and make suggestions for how they can overcome these barriers. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention makes suggestions for overcoming physical activity barriers:
Lack of time Identifies available time slots.
- Monitor your daily activities for one week. Identify at least three 30-minute time slots you could use for physical activity.
- Add physical activity to your daily routine. For example, walk or ride your bike to work or shopping, organize school activities around physical activity, walk the dog, exercise while you watch TV, park farther away from your destination, etc.
- Select activities requiring minimal time, such as walking, jogging, or stair climbing.
Social influence
- Explain your interest in physical activity to friends and family. Ask them to support your efforts.
- Invite friends and family members to exercise with you. Plan social activities involving exercise.
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