Original Research Article
Year: 2019 | Month: April-June | Volume: 4 | Issue: 2 | Pages: 179-183
Physical Activity: Motivating & Barrier Factors of Condominium Residents in Dengkil, Sepang, Selangor, Malaysia
Abirrahmi A/P Rajendran, Amirah Nabilah binti Che Omar, Jacintha A/P Vanathayah, Mohammad Amirul bin Rosli, Muhammad Faiz Bin Mohd Nawi, Sabariah Abd Hamid
Faculty of Medicine, Cyberjaya University College of Medical Sciences, Malaysia
Corresponding Author: Sabariah Abd Hamid
ABSTRACT
Physical activity may prevent the non-communicable diseases. However, the industrialization and urbanization has leading to a more sedentary lifestyle among Malaysians. Therefore, this study aims to determine the associating factors related to physical activity in a condominium community in Dengkil area, Sepang, Selangor.
A cross sectional study was done by using stratified, systematic and simple random sampling. The respondents that fulfilled the inclusion and exclusion criteria were interviewed face to face, with a structured questionnaire. The data was analysed using SPSS.
Majority (87%) of the respondents were physically active. Improve health and increase the fitness level were among the motivating factors to be active. Whereas, do not have enough energy and not enough time were the barrier factors among the physically inactive respondents.
It is important to increase awareness on the importance of physically active and also promote variety of methods to be active especially for those claims that no time as the barrier factor.
Keywords: physical activity, IPAQ, motivating factors, barrier factors