title: Factors associated with participation in resistance training: a systematic review.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Regular participation in resistance training (RT) is critical to health and recommended in most international physical activity guidelines. Few people, however, participate in RT. The purpose of this review was to assess the demographic, behavioural, intrapersonal, interpersonal and environmental factors associated with participating in RT.
  
  
  METHODS
  Eligible studies were from English peer-reviewed published articles that examined correlates or determinants of RT in adult samples. Searches were performed from August 2015 to April 2016 in six databases.
  
  
  RESULTS
  We identified 51 independent data sets, from nine countries, primarily of moderate to high quality, and 23 factors related to participating in RT. Education, perceived health status, quality of life, affective judgements, self-efficacy, intention, self-regulation behaviours, subjective norm and programme leadership were associated with RT.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Low education levels and poor health status were associated with low participation rates in RT. Intrapersonal factors including affective judgements, self-efficacy, and self-regulation behaviours, and interpersonal factors including subjective norms and programme leadership may be important for promoting RT behaviours.
authors.affiliation: School of Exercise Science, Physical and Health Education, University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
authors.forename: Ryan E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Rhodes
authors.affiliation: School of Education, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia.
authors.forename: David R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Lubans
authors.affiliation: University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada.
authors.forename: Nandini
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Karunamuni
authors.affiliation: University of Newcastle, Callaghan, New South Wales, Australia.
authors.forename: Sarah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kennedy
authors.affiliation: University of Newcastle, Callaghan, New South Wales, Australia.
authors.forename: Ronald
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Plotnikoff
mesh_terms: D004522:Educational Status; D015444:Exercise; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D010349:Patient Compliance; D011788:Quality of Life; D055070:Resistance Training
keywords: Intervention; Psychology; Weight lifting