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Table 3 Resulting themes and concepts

From: Why few older adults participate in complex motor skills: a qualitative study of older adults’ perceptions of difficulty and challenge

Themes

Concepts

• Physical effort

• Pace of activity

• Age appropriate

Perceived difficulty

• Specific skill

• Physical attributes

• Environment influence

• Level/ type of activity

Perceived challenge

(Prompted to focus on skill involved and dismiss physical effort)

• Prior experience

• Instructor/ teacher

• Likelihood to participate

Lifetime participation

(Preference of activities and influences)