Barriers in older people Lattimore et al., (2011) stated that the term “barrier” is used to describe anything participants reported as barriers to physical activity. A barrier is not necessarily something that prevents a person from being physically active, but something that is perceived as an obstacle that must be overcome in order to be physically active. To effectively change behavior it is important to understand and address barriers. These barriers can be grouped into individual, environmental and social categories (Lattimore et al., 2011). However, according to Petursdottir, Arnadottir, and Halldorsdottir (2010), stated that there are internal and external factors that can act as facilitators or barriers to exercise. Before internal factors, this arises from the individual attributes themselves. First and foremost is motivation. The influence of motivation was evident in the study, emerging from various sources. Based on Petursdottir, Arnadottir, and Halldorsdottir (2010), older adults with health problems were eager to find activities and exercises that suited them and, in many cases, adapted their exercises to their lives. Differently, the other participants were motivated by the results of the exercise, not because they liked it or had fun. However, one participant appeared to lack motivation to exercise, based on an overwhelming experience of boredom during exercise (Petursdottir, Arnadottir, & Halldorsdottir, 2010). Additionally, participants were also very candid about their lack of self-discipline and motivation when trying to stick to an exercise program. Before boredom, some respondents noted that there were "much more interesting" things to do than exercise, which turned into a... middle of paper... they were often hard to find and sometimes it was difficult to get information about them. Furthermore, they stated that accessibility to training facilities was sometimes poor and equipment was not user-friendly. Furthermore, they also mentioned that the main obstacle to accessibility was stairs and when walking outdoors, the lack of benches had become a barrier (Petursdottir, Arnadottir, & Halldorsdottir, 2010). Financial costs of physical activity behavior compared to the cost of a gym membership appeared as a barrier for five participants. Otherwise, participants would have to admit that there were other avenues where physical activity was possible without incurring the cost of a gym membership (Buman, Yasova, & Giacobbi, 2010). Alcohol consumption has also been cited as another barrier that prevents older adults from engaging in physical activity (Ashe et al., 2009).