title: Using the dimensions of health to assess motivation among running moms.
abstract: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2008) reported that 60% of American women did not engage in the recommended daily amount of physical activity and 25% are not physically active at all. The concept of holistic health or wellness refers to an active process in which an individual's life is influenced by dimensions that include physical, emotional, social, mental, and spiritual factors.
authors.affiliation: Department of Health & Applied Human Sciences, University of North Carolina-Wilmington, 601 S. College Road, Wilmington, NC 28403, USA. whipplek@uncw.edu
authors.forename: Kerry
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Whipple
authors.forename: Sue
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Combs
authors.forename: Deborah
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Dowd
authors.forename: Steve
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Elliott
mesh_terms: D004644:Emotions; D015444:Exercise; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008297:Male; D008603:Mental Health; D009035:Mothers / Q000523:psychology*; D009042:Motivation; D012420:Running / Q000523:psychology*; D012919:Social Behavior; D029181:Spirituality; D016387:Women's Health