Positive Outliers Among African American Women and the Factors Associated with Long-Term Physical Activity Maintenance.

ABSTRACT: Studying positive outliers, individuals who have achieved success with long-term (> 6-month) physical activity (PA) engagement, may be an important approach for understanding strategies for improving leisure-time PA maintenance among African American (AA) women. This cross-sectional, mixed-methods study (1) examined the personal characteristics, PA patterns, and behavioral practices of positive outliers among AA women and (2) compared characteristics of those who maintain PA at recommended levels (HIGH, ≥ 150 min/week > 6 months) with those who maintain low PA volumes (LOW, < 150 min/week > 6 months). A large sample of positive outliers completed this study (n = 290), and most became physically active on their own (76.2%)_. These AA women were committed to maintaining an active l

SUBMITTER: Kinsey AW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6500467 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature