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Title: Addressing Barriers to Physical Activity


1
Addressing Barriers to Physical Activity
  • Module B Lesson 4
  • Grade 11 Active, Healthy Lifestyles

2
Barriers to Physical Activity
  • Personal barriers
  • Insufficient time
  • Inconvenience
  • Lack of self-motivation
  • Non-enjoyment
  • Boredom
  • Lack of confidence
  • Fear of being injured or having been injured
    recently
  • Lack of self-management skills
  • Lack of encouragement, support, or companionship
  • Non-availability of parks, sidewalks, bicycle
    trails or walking paths

3
Top Three Barriers
  • Time
  • Energy
  • Motivation

4
Other Barriers
  • Cost
  • Facilities
  • Illness or injury
  • Transportation
  • Partner issues
  • Skill
  • Safety considerations
  • Child care
  • Uneasiness with change
  • Unsuitable programs

5
Barriers to Physical Activity
  • Environmental barriers
  • Environment in which we live has a great
    influence on our level of physical activity.
  • Accessibility of walking paths, cycling trails,
    and recreation facilities.
  • Traffic
  • Availability of public transportation
  • Crime
  • Pollution
  • Social environment, such as support from family
    and friends
  • Sommunity spirit
  • Changes environment?
  • campaigns to support active transportation,
    legislation for safer communities, and the
    creation of new recreation facilities

6
Barriers to Being Active Quiz
  • Identify the types of physical activity barriers
    that are undermining your ability to make regular
    physical activity a part of your life
  • Analyze the results and determine the key
    barriers to your physical activity participation
  • Identify personal barriers that are not part of
    the quiz

7
Overcoming Barriers to Physical Activity
  • Brainstorm realistic ways of overcoming barriers
    to physical activity

8
Overcoming Barriers to Physical Activity
  • What strategies have worked best for you in
    overcoming your own barriers to become more
    physically active?
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