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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Oct 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Geriatr Phys Ther. 2015 Oct-Dec;38(4):194–201. doi: 10.1519/JPT.0000000000000041

Table 1.

Survey items capturing motivators and barriers to participation in EnhanceFitness.

Motivator Category Item
Cognitive/Psychological motivators I enjoy exercise
I exercise to improve my health
I plan exercise as part of my day
I want to exercise
I am healthy enough to exercise
Social motivators My doctor encourages me to exercise
My family encourages me to exercise
My friends encourage me to exercise
I get along well with those in the class
Environmental motivators I can get to the class easily
I like the facilities at the class
The class is in a safe part of town
Barrier Category Item
Cognitive/Psychological barriers I don’t have time to exercise
I don’t like to exercise
I don’t like to wear exercise clothes
Social barriers I had a conflict with another classmate
Family member illness
Loss of a loved one
Environmental barriers I had problems with transportation
Weather (hot, cold, rainy)
I moved away from the area
The class is in a part of town that is not safe
Health barriers Personal illness/ poor health
My doctor told me to stop exercising
I became too tired
Exercises caused pain
Program barriers Time of class inconvenient
The class occurred too frequently
Class was too hard
Class was too long
Class was too easy
Instructor was not any good