African American And Hispanic Women - 893 Words

facilities (Reichert et al., 2007). This particular argument may stem from the lack of safe, but free, areas to exercise; many low-income neighborhoods do not have safe sidewalks, parks, or even free recreation centers to participate even if the desire was there. A prevalent argument that both African American and Hispanic women use as to their inability to obtain a healthy exercise routine is that the additional money needed to provide for childcare while exercising does not suffice a cost to benefit (Reichert et al., 2007). A study done in regards to the Hispanic population found that in the case of parents, money would be spent on a child’s participation in sports or exercise before an adult (Steenhuis, Nooy, Moes, Schuit, 2009). That†¦show more content†¦One particular barrier that has been found to have an indirect effect on physical activity is self-efficacy and self-motivation. Self-efficacy allows humans to overcome barriers such as feeling tired to exercise; because of social norms, it is harder for females to have high self-efficacy and in turn, harder to overcome barriers to motivation (Louw, Van Biljon, Mugandani, 2012). Age can most certainly stand in the way of ones motivation; younger groups of people cite that not having a workout partner keeps them exercising while the senior groups barrier was simply the lack of knowledge about how their bodies respond to certain exercises, as well as the health issues that come with growing older (Louw et al., 2012). Additionally, older adults are rarely met with successful stories of aging by the media, which establishes a stigma that the ability to retain health throughout ones lifespan is non-existent, and therefore the motivation to try is wasted (Louw et al., 2012). Race plays a part in the motivation of exercise; majority races are more likely to exercise for weight and stress management, as well a revitalization and enjoyment, while minority races tend to exercise to avoid health issu es in the future or circumvent behavioral problems (Egli, land, Melton, Czech, 2011). While the same motivational struggles when it comes to overall