Explaining long-term exercise adherence in women who complete a structured exercise program.

The purpose of this study was to qualitatively examine factors related to physical activity adherence to understand why women continue to participate in long-term exercise after completing a structured exercise program. Data were collected from focus groups, interviews, and e-mails, and analysis used grounded theory. The central category related to physical activity adherence was self-worth.

Teaching at the secondary level: wisdom from veteran health educators.

This qualitative study explored factors that helped veteran public school health educators sustain enthusiasm in the classroom throughout their careers. Twelve Caucasian participants, seven men and five women with 18 to 28 years of public school teaching experience (mean age = 49 years, mean experience = 24 years), were interviewed. Participants were selected from teachers with at least 18 years experience who lived within 60 minutes of Salt Lake City, Utah.

Sustaining enthusiasm in the classroom: reinvestment strategies that work.

Objective: To identify reinvestment strategies of 11 senior health-education faculty from 3 degree programs.

Methods: Data from individual, in-depth interviews were inductively analyzed for content.

Results: The identified strategies grouped around 6 themes: growth and success in work, realization of an optimal fit into profession, investment into interpersonal relationships, focus on stimulating and uplifting experiences, pursuit of professional/personal balance, and problems and coping.