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.

ABSTRACT: Women with clinically severe obesity are at risk of poor physical and mental health. Lifestyle interventions must be developed to support exercise participation for this group. The factors influencing the involvement of women with clinically severe obesity in such programmes require investigation. This study aimed to identify barriers and facilitators to the initiation and maintenance of exercise training for women with severe obesity before, during and after participation in a weight loss study. Women with obesity were recruited for participation in a randomised controlled trial (n=60) investigating the effects of energy restriction (ER) with (energy restriction plus exercise (EXER): n=30) and without (ER: n=30) the addition of exercise. Following the 12-month intervention, n=11 (all from

SUBMITTER: van den Hoek D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12666175 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature