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

Table 4 Participants rating activities for degree of difficulty and challenge on a scale from 1–10

FG Question	Easy vs. Difficult						Less challenging vs. most challenging
Group/number	V1	V2	V3	C4	C5	C6	V1	V2	V3	C4	C5	C6
Very Easy	Walking	Walking	Walking	Fishing	Fishing	Walking	–	–	Walking	Walking	Walking	Walking
Very Easy	Fishing	Swimming	Swimming	Walking	Walking	Fishing	–	–	Swimming	Fishing	Fishing	Cycling
Easy	Swimming	Lawn Bowls	Gym	Lawn bowls	Lawn Bowls	Dancing	–	–	Cycling	Swimming	Gym	Fishing
	Dancing	Golf	Aerobics*	Swimming	Golf	Cycling	–	–	Gym	Gym	Aerobics*	Dancing
	Gym	Dance	Golf	Golf	Swimming	Lawn bowls	–	–	Aerobics*	Cycling	Swimming	Lawn Bowls
Difficult	Aerobics*	Gym	Lawn Bowls	Aerobics*	Dance	Swimming	–	–	Dancing	Aerobics*	Cycling	Swimming
	Lawn bowls	Cycling	Dancing	Dance	Cycling	Aerobics*	–	–	Lawn bowls	Dancing	Dancing	Aerobics*
	Golf	Fishing	Fishing	Gym	Gym	Gym	–	–	Golf	Lawn bowls	Racquet sports	Gym
Most Difficult	Cycling	Aerobics*	Racquet sports	Cycling	Aerobics*	Golf	–	–	Fishing	Racquet sports	Lawn bowls	Golf
Most Difficult	Racquet sports	Racquet sports	Cycling	Racquet sports	Racquet sports	Racquet sports	–	–	Racquet sports	Golf	Golf	Racquet sports

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