Open AccessBarriers that Affect African-American Female College Students from Using the Campus Exercise and Wellness Facility
Author(s) -
Weston Kensinger,
D. Barney,
Timothy Baghurst,
Tyler Tapps,
Amanda L. Divin
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
asian journal of physical education and recreation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2075-4604
DOI - 10.24112/ajper.241910
Subject(s) - affect (linguistics) , psychology , university campus , medical education , physical activity , gerontology , population , medicine , environmental health , physical therapy , computer science , library science , communication
One group that is affected by the lack of being physically active is the African-American Female (AAF) population. For this study 107 AAF were surveyed to find out the barriers to using the campus exercise and wellness facility. Briefly, it was found that the AAF students were not physically active because of prior experiences in physical activity settings, and that the students were not motivated to be physically active. Also those AAF females did not feel comfortable exercising in the presences of men. This knowledge can give those supervising campus exercise and wellness facilities knowledge of the barriers of keeping AAF from being physically active.