Table 3.

Summary of focus group participants barriers to not being physically active during pregnancy

Barriers according to the socioecologic framework	Examples
Intrapersonal - health related	tiredness, lack of sleep, shortness of breath, musculoskeletal problems, concern with pregnancy complications
Intrapersonal - not health related	low motivation, not enough time, does not enjoy being physically active, lack of child care, costs, lack of knowledge about activity
Interpersonal	lack of social support, overly protective family members, conflicting advice from others,isolation from other people
Neighborhood or environmental	weather, season of the year, lack of outdoor spaces to be active