Exploring barriers, motivators and facilitators for physical activity and exercise in a UK South Asian community: a qualitative study
While SA adults were aware of the importance of PA and its utility in health prevention, there was an evident lack of knowledge of guidelines and in particular the need for resistance exercise or other strength-building activities. We highlight a need to develop new routes to disseminate information within the SA population to increase knowledge and understanding of PA and resistance exercise for overall health.
Authors
- Ashwini Deshmukh
- Jonathan I. Quinlan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1205-7069)
- Kanta Kumar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3809-878X)
Institutions
- The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust (GB)
- NIHR Birmingham Biomedical Research Centre (GB)
- University of Birmingham (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMJ Open
- Published
- 2025-02-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2024-097268
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Physical Activity and Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.16
Funders
- National Institute for Health and Care Research
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Research England