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This is a Human Clinical Trial study (also classified as: Qualitative Study, RCT).

November 30, 2025BMJ Open Sport & Exercise MedicineOpen Access

Barriers and facilitators to the initiation and maintenance of exercise training for women with clinically severe obesity before, during and after participation in a weight loss study: a qualitative investigation

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DHDaniel van den Hoek CMClint Miller SFSteve Fraser

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Qualitative investigation reveals key barriers and facilitators impacting exercise participation in women with obesity, highlighting social influences and support systems.

Key Points

Women with clinically severe obesity face multiple barriers and facilitators to exercise participation, emphasizing intrapersonal and social influences.
Key themes include physical limitations, exercise confidence, and accountability, impacting long-term engagement in exercise programs.
The analysis utilized reflective thematic methods to explore experiences of women post-intervention in a randomized controlled trial.
Findings aim to inform the development of targeted lifestyle interventions for enhancing exercise engagement among this population.

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Hoek et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/692b9da91d383f2b2a37a401 https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjsem-2025-002583

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Qualitative investigation reveals key barriers and facilitators impacting exercise participation in women with obesity, highlighting social influences and support systems.

Barriers and facilitators to the initiation and maintenance of exercise training for women with clinically severe obesity before, during and after participation in a weight loss study: a qualitative investigation

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Barriers and facilitators to the initiation and maintenance of exercise training for women with clinically severe obesity before, during and after participation in a weight loss study: a qualitative investigation

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