in addition migration affected South Asian participation and attendance in physical activity programmes.
in addition migration affected South Asian participants' knowledge of physical activity.
Religious festivals and practices also affected their ability to maintain regular attendance and participation in physical activity at key time in the calender and have been highlighted in previous literature (Rogerson and Emes 2006; Sriskantharajah and Kai 2006).
Therefore, service providers need to recognise that physical activity programmes may need modification during Relious festivals and look at measures to ensure re-uptake after a period of not doing exercise.