Discuss any barriers to your athlete’s best performance (i.e, smoking, drinking, staying up late, partying, etc.) Do they have a history of engaging in harmful activities to their health and performance? (Short paragraph, 5 sentences) (Even if they do not have a history answer the question as if they did)
Kawhi Leonard is the athlete
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Answer:
With technological advances and conveniences, people’s lives have in many ways become increasingly easier, as well as less active. In addition, people have many personal reasons or explanations for being inactive. The most common reasons adults don't adopt more physically active lifestyles are cited as
insufficient time to exercise
inconvenience of exercise
lack of self-motivation
non-enjoyment of exercise
boredom with exercise
lack of confidence in their ability to be physically active (low self-efficacy)
fear of being injured or having been injured recently
lack of self-management skills, such as the ability to set personal goals, monitor
progress, or reward progress toward such goals
lack of encouragement, support, or companionship from family and friends
non-availability of parks, sidewalks, bicycle trails, or safe and pleasant walking
paths close to home or the workplace
The top three barriers to engaging in physical activity across the adult lifespan are
time
energy
motivation
Answer:
Many technological advances and conveniences that have made our lives easier and less active, many personal variables, including physiological, behavioural, and psychological factors, may affect our plans to become more physically active. Understanding common barriers to physical activity and creating strategies to overcome them may help make physical activity part of daily life. People experience a variety of personal and environmental barriers to engaging in regular physical activity.
Personal Barriers
With technological advances and conveniences, people’s lives have in many ways become increasingly easier, as well as less active. In addition, people have many personal reasons or explanations for being inactive. The most common reasons adults don't adopt more physically active lifestyles are cited as[1][2][3]:
insufficient time to exercise
inconvenience of exercise
lack of self-motivation
non-enjoyment of exercise
boredom with exercise
lack of confidence in their ability to be physically active (low self-efficacy)
fear of being injured or having been injured recently
lack of self-management skills, such as the ability to set personal goals, monitor
progress, or reward progress toward such goals
lack of encouragement, support, or companionship from family and friends
non-availability of parks, sidewalks, bicycle trails, or safe and pleasant walking
paths close to home or the workplace
The top three barriers to engaging in physical activity across the adult lifespan are[4]
time
energy
motivation
In a 2013 study[5] that aimed to identify the external and internal barriers to physical activity and exercise participation among middle-aged and elderly individuals the most common external barriers among the middle-aged and elderly respondents were 'not enough time', 'no one to exercise with' and 'lack of facilities'. The most common internal barriers for middle-aged respondents were 'too tired', 'already active enough', 'do not know how to do it' and 'too lazy', while those for elderly respondents were 'too tired', 'lack of motivation' and 'already active enough'.
Other barriers include