Physically inactive adolescents’ experiences of engaging in physical activity

Figures & data

Table 1. Examples of the data analysis process.

Meaning unit	Code	Subthemes	Theme
‘In sport education at elementary school there was a lot of competition, who is the best at this and that, that is not fun and almost frightening’	Competition about who is best is not fun	Competition and judgement is demotivating	Acknowledging resistance and barriers to performing physical activity
‘…why you exercise is, of course, because you know it’s good for you but you have to constantly motivate yourself to make sure that you do not end up watching TV instead’	Physical activity is good but demands that you motivate yourself	Difficult to motivate yourself despite knowing that it is good	Knowing that it is good is not enough
‘If my closest friends had done more sport, I would have done so too…’	Active friends promote physical activity	Doing physical activity together is motivating	Being included and accepted is fun and motivating

Table 2. Overview of the results.

Theme	Subtheme
Acknowledging resistance and barriers to performing physical activity	Competition and judgement is demotivating
	Living environment and injuries can be barriers to physical activity
Knowing that it is good is not enough	Recognising the advantage of physical activity
	Difficult to motivate yourself despite knowing that it is good
Being included and accepted is fun and motivating	Feeling competent and accepted makes physical activity fun
	Doing physical activity together is motivating