Too fat to exercise? Obesity as a barrier to physical activity
Too fat to exercise? Obesity as a barrier to physical activity
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DOI：
10.1111/j.1467-842x.2000.tb01579.x
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发表时间：
2000-06-01
影响因子：
3.5
通讯作者：
Owen, N
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作者：
Ball, K;Crawford, D;Owen, N
目的：通过性别和身体质量指数来描述“太胖”作为身体活动障碍的看法，并检查感觉肥胖和其他与体重相关的身体活动障碍之间的关联。方法：对来自2，298名澳大利亚成年人的代表性人口调查的横断面自我报告数据进行分析。总体而言，4.4%的受访者报告说太胖是身体活动的障碍;这在女性（6.2%）和肥胖者（22.6%）中更为常见。研究发现，肥胖是一个障碍，太害羞或不好意思锻炼;太懒或没有动力;受伤或残疾（仅限男性）;不喜欢运动（仅限女性）。感觉太胖和健康状况不佳之间没有联系。结论：感觉太胖而不能锻炼是超重人群中的一个常见障碍，尤其是女性。结果表明，性别差异与体重有关的身体活动的障碍。影响：更好地了解与体重有关的身体活动的障碍的性质，可以帮助告知公共卫生策略，旨在增加那些谁是肥胖的身体活动。
OBJECTIVE: To describe perceptions of being 'too fat' as a barrier to physical activity by gender and body mass index, and to examine the associations between feeling fat and other weight-related barriers to physical activity.METHODS: Analyses of cross-sectional self-report data from a representative population survey of 2,298 Australian adults.RESULTS: Overall, 4.4% of respondents reported being too fat as a barrier to physical activity; this being more common among women (6.2%), and among the obese (22.6%). Associations were found between being too fat as a barrier, and being too shy or embarrassed to exercise; being too lazy or not motivated: having an injury or disability (males only); and being not the sporty type (females only). There was no association between feeling too fat and poor health.CONCLUSIONS: Feeling too fat to exercise is a common barrier among the overweight, particularly for women. Results suggest gender differences in weight-related barriers to physical activity.IMPLICATIONS: A better understanding of the nature of weight-related physical activity barriers can help inform public health strategies designed to increase physical activity among those who are obese.