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| Theme | Quotes |
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| Self-esteem |
“…makes me feel better about myself and makes me feel good after I’m done” |
| “[physical activity] makes you feel better about yourself” |
| “I think [physical activity] gives me a brighter outlook…like wanting me to be better…” |
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| Lack of time | “sometimes school work gets in the way” “…the workload and the stress…” |
| “…if you have homework going on or if you have a social event…it’s hard to be physically active…” |
| “it’s not so much the place, it is the time” |
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| Normalcy | “…I’ve been pretty good at keeping up with the others…I feel like I’m kinda, you know, on par with everyone else…like keeping it up and doing just as well as the others…” |
| “…I still lived normally, like playing with cars and stuff…” |
| “ I do not think that treatment changed [my exercise behaviours]. …I just do different things.” |
| “I would say just go outside and slowly start building up again. If there was something you liked to do before treatment, just try and get back to it. Slowly get back into the groove of things”. |
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| Knowledge and acknowledgement of the health benefits of physical activity | “…build muscle strength back…” |
| “…like avoiding obesity and everything…” |
| “…live a long and healthy and happy life.” |
| “…first build up your muscle…about stamina….it will make you healthier in the long run.” |
| “I know I am getting stronger as I do it and that is a good feeling” |
“…your priorities change….now the time that used to go into certain things changed and
now go into exercising and dance and stuff like that…”. |
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| Family influence | “[parents]…just reminding me…if I haven’t been on the treadmill in a while…” |
| “[Mom would say] go outside and play.” |
“I think they were sometimes more the barrier…but I’ve been working on that…not
so much anymore…They just wanted me to focus on studies rather than myself”. |
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