Motivation and attitude to exercise, routinely exercise, and early-life experience
about exercise were found to be individual factors to facilitate exercise. External
factors which were social network and support as well as accessibility and availability
were also expressed to have facilitating effects. Exercise benefits were recognized
as a reward making exercise sustainable. Meanwhile, a range of factors were found
to be barriers. Time constraint, perception and attitude to exercise, and health
problems were cited to be barriers. Lack of social network and difficulty in transpor-
tation were perceived as external barriers. Adverse experience of exercise was
cited to block the continuation of exercise.