Year: 2016
Type: article
Abstract: The purpose of this study was to investigate how women perceive exercising during pregnancy and whether existing technologies could be used to support active behaviors. Information for pregnant women who wish to continue or start exercising is limited and not readily offered. With the ever-growing capability and accessibility to technologies, research is warranted to investigate whether this could be used to help support exercising during pregnancy. An interpretative phenomenological approach was used to conduct in-depth interviews with five women, via purposive sampling. The data revealed that the participants perceived a number of barriers to active behaviors, such as the lack of a pregnant buddy with which to exercise. A lack of provided information was evident with the women claiming to have sought appropriate information themselves. Findings highlighted the potential for existing technologies to be utilized in order to support and enhance exercise behaviors during pregnancy.
Author: Philippa Trevorrow
Institution: Leeds Beckett University
Language: English
Topic: Physical Activity and Health
Subfield: Physiology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2320554109