Table 4.

Barriers to older adults participating in resistance training (Adapted from Burton et al.[5]).

	Barriers	No. of studies
Individual-level
Physical	Poor health, risk of injury, pain, tired/fatigue	1-2 per factor
Psychological	Lack of willpower; lack of positive attitude; low self-efficacy; lack of enjoyment; too old; fear of looking too muscular; risk of heart attack/stroke/death; emotional; problems that interfere with daily living (work, social, etc.); nervous/depressed	1-2 per factor
Other	Lack of time; lack of knowledge; inconvenience; cost; low priority	1-2 per factor
Social
	Family and/or work obligations/responsibilities; lack of social support	1-2 per factor
Environmental
	Lack of exercise facilities; moved away; geographical location; lack of age-appropriate programmes	1-2 per factor