Table 1. Overview of Sample and types of Pictures and associated themes.
| Name (Pseudonym) | Age | Picture Types and associated Themes |
|---|---|---|
| Jack | 80 | Black and White photos of Jack with various sports teams, namely cricket (being able to) |
| David | 69 | Ambulance (fear); hospital (fear); the exercise class (provision of routine and structure); coffee with other participants (social influences) |
| Simon | 70 | Family, holidays, acting on stage (being able to) |
| Matthew | 71 | Hospital (fear); family, hiking (being able to) |
| Roger | 78 | Family and grandchildren (being able to); at a bar with a friend (critical incidents) |
| Andrew | 83 | Ambulance (fear); holidays abroad, family (being able to) |
| Joan | 74 | Countryside, walking, family (being able to) |
| Barbara | 67 | Hospital (fear); home (independence), friends and family (being able to) |
| Peter | 87 | Wife, letter from the queen for diamond wedding anniversary (overcoming aging) |
| Joyce | 73 | Walking dogs (being able to); printouts of physical activity and healthy heart guidelines from the internet. |
| Julie | 64 | Holidays and son’s wedding (being able to); Wimbledon final (critical incidents) |
| Ian | 77 | Family and holidays abroad (being able to enjoy the good life) |
| Karen | 82 | Holidays abroad, golf, walking (being able to enjoy the good life); family (being able to spend time with family) |
| Paul | 65 | Family, holidays, travel (being able to); drawing of a house (independence); socialising with other exercisers(friendship and support, enjoyment) |
| Carl | 69 | Weighing scales (fear/ functional fitness); pet dog (being able to); a circle of individuals holding hands (friendship and support); a thumbs up (functional fitness) |
| Mark | 82 | Pronounced biceps (functional fitness), bicycle (being able to); pet dog (being able to); aeroplane (being able to travel); shaking hands (being in the same boat) |
| Jason | 71 | Tea and biscuits(friendship and support); group exercise (being in the same boat/provision of structure); heart & kidneys (fear); wheelchair and walking (independence); relaxing in the sun (being able to) |
| Bill | 70 | People sitting around a table (being in the same boat/friendship and support); grumpy to happy face (psychological well-being); participant and granddaughter playing tennis (being able to); bicycle (being able to) |
| Harry | 65 | a heart (fear); exercising with others (structure and routine/enjoyment; a ‘helping’ hand (being in the same boat); a heart shaped face smiling (psychological well-being) |
| William | 76 | A heart (fear); wife, grandchildren (being able to); smiley faces (fun and friendship); pills and medication (being in the same boat) |
| Robert | 67 | Two having a coffee together (friendship and support); fat stick man and a slim stickman (lose weight); sad stickman to happy stickman (psychological well-being); ears (listening to others in the same boat) |
| Jim | 63 | Damaged heart (fear); bulging waistline (lose weight); mug of coffee, sad and smiley faces (structure and routine/ friendship and support) |
| Patrick | 59 | Sad and happy faces, the sun (enjoyment and psychological well-being); defibrillator (fear), family (becoming a burden) |
Note: The associated themes appear in the brackets.