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Barriers and Motivators for Strength Training Among Women of Color and Caucasian Women |
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| Authors: | Maureen O'Dougherty PhD Amber Dallman MPH Lucie Turcotte MD MPH Joan Patterson PhD Melissa A. Napolitano PhD Kathryn H. Schmitz PhD MPH |
| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Food Sciences and Nutrition , University of Minnesota , 1334 Eckles Avenue, St. Paul, MN, 55108 E-mail: modoughe@umn.edu;2. St. Paul-Ramsey County Public Health , 2785 White Bear Avenue North, Suite 350, Maplewood, MN, 55109 E-mail: amber.dallman@co.ramsey.mn.us;3. Department of Medicine , University of Minnesota , Minneapolis, MN;4. University of Washington Pediatric Residency Training Program, Children's Hospital &5. Regional Medical Center , PO Box 5371, M/S G-0061, Seattle, WA, 98105 E-mail: luciet@u.washington.edu;6. Division of Epidemiology and Community Health , 1300 South Second Street, Suite 300, Minneapolis, MN, 55454 E-mail: joan.patterson@epi.umn.edu;7. Center for Obesity Research &8. Education, Temple University , 3223 North Broad Street, Suite 175, Philadelphia, PA, 19140 E-mail: napolita@temple.edu;9. Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Pennsylvania , 921 Blockley Hall, 423 Guardian Drive, Philadelphia, PA, 19104 E-mail: schmitz@mail.med.upenn.edu |
| Abstract: | ABSTRACT The present study examined factors associated with adherence to a strength training (ST) intervention in a randomized controlled intervention trial testing whether twice-weekly strength training over 2 years could prevent age-associated increases in body fat in 80 overweight to mildly obese women, aged 25-44 years. Two sets of focus groups (FGs) were conducted with 25 women of color and 24 Caucasian participants, representing 60% of intervention participants. Fifty-five percent of FG participants had low adherence (defined as ≤80% adherence to twice-weekly gym-based strength training). Demographic data indicated that marital status and childcare responsibilities affected adherence. Participants' perceptions of experiences in the ST intervention did not correspond to adherence levels or vary by race/ethnicity. Major impediments to adherence included competing obligations and related scheduling difficulties; life transitions; and declining or insufficient social motivators. |
| Keywords: | Strength training barriers motivators women |