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Barriers effecting physical activity: Empirical study of middle aged staffs

A broad understanding of the barriers inhibiting physical activity among middle aged is critical because it affect productivity at workplace. Research stream on barriers effecting physical activity is sparse, hence this paper aims to fill the void by assessing the barriers for middle-aged staffs in...

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Main Authors: Mohd Meerah, Abdul Rahim, Musati, Abdul Jalil, Muhammed Kassim, Rezian-na
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Language:English
Published: 2013
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GV Recreation Leisure
Online Access:http://repo.uum.edu.my/18513/1/ICAW%202013%201-13.pdf
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spelling my.uum.repo.185132016-08-10T07:51:57Z http://repo.uum.edu.my/18513/ Barriers effecting physical activity: Empirical study of middle aged staffs Mohd Meerah, Abdul Rahim Musati, Abdul Jalil Muhammed Kassim, Rezian-na GV Recreation Leisure A broad understanding of the barriers inhibiting physical activity among middle aged is critical because it affect productivity at workplace. Research stream on barriers effecting physical activity is sparse, hence this paper aims to fill the void by assessing the barriers for middle-aged staffs in participating physical activity which at a minimum recommended amount to maintain health and function.This study employed Quantitative survey method by combining a set of International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) and Barriers Questionnaire adopted from Australian Bureau of Statistics.The participants in this cross-sectional study were 225 middle-aged Custom staff age 35 to 55 years old and randomly selected. Evidence established that the barriers to participate in physical activity among middle-aged custom employees were both effected by the internal (lacks of energy) and external (lack of time) factors. Discussions of the implication for future directions were deliberated. 2013-12-10 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://repo.uum.edu.my/18513/1/ICAW%202013%201-13.pdf Mohd Meerah, Abdul Rahim and Musati, Abdul Jalil and Muhammed Kassim, Rezian-na (2013) Barriers effecting physical activity: Empirical study of middle aged staffs. In: International Conference on Asean Women (ICAW2013), 10th-12th December 2013, Bandung, Indonesia.
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Mohd Meerah, Abdul Rahim
Musati, Abdul Jalil
Muhammed Kassim, Rezian-na
Barriers effecting physical activity: Empirical study of middle aged staffs
description A broad understanding of the barriers inhibiting physical activity among middle aged is critical because it affect productivity at workplace. Research stream on barriers effecting physical activity is sparse, hence this paper aims to fill the void by assessing the barriers for middle-aged staffs in participating physical activity which at a minimum recommended amount to maintain health and function.This study employed Quantitative survey method by combining a set of International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) and Barriers Questionnaire adopted from Australian Bureau of Statistics.The participants in this cross-sectional study were 225 middle-aged Custom staff age 35 to 55 years old and randomly selected. Evidence established that the barriers to participate in physical activity among middle-aged custom employees were both effected by the internal (lacks of energy) and external (lack of time) factors. Discussions of the implication for future directions were deliberated.
format Conference or Workshop Item
author Mohd Meerah, Abdul Rahim
Musati, Abdul Jalil
Muhammed Kassim, Rezian-na
author_facet Mohd Meerah, Abdul Rahim
Musati, Abdul Jalil
Muhammed Kassim, Rezian-na
author_sort Mohd Meerah, Abdul Rahim
title Barriers effecting physical activity: Empirical study of middle aged staffs
title_short Barriers effecting physical activity: Empirical study of middle aged staffs
title_full Barriers effecting physical activity: Empirical study of middle aged staffs
title_fullStr Barriers effecting physical activity: Empirical study of middle aged staffs
title_full_unstemmed Barriers effecting physical activity: Empirical study of middle aged staffs
title_sort barriers effecting physical activity: empirical study of middle aged staffs
publishDate 2013
url http://repo.uum.edu.my/18513/1/ICAW%202013%201-13.pdf
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