Mr. Jiajian Chen

Jiajian Chen, a senior analyst at Statistics Canada and co-author of the research, said that beginning and sustaining physical activity is a complex process and is influenced by a number of environmental, social and psychological factors. . .

Jiajian Chen , a senior analyst at Statistics Canada and co-author of the research , said that beginning and sustaining physical activity is a complex process and is influenced by a number of environmental , social and psychological factors.

But clearly , there are gender differences.Women face more obstacles , the researchers say in the study published in Health Reports , a quarterly publication by Statistics Canada.

There are many factors , however , that cut across the gender line.More educated people tend to be more active , as do those with higher incomes.People who feel in control of their lives and who say they are healthy are significantly more likely to exercise , although it's hard to determine which is the cause and which the effect.
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People who have met so difficult a challenge as smoking cessation may be motivated to take other initiatives to improve their health , Mr. Chen said.

Women and men tend to reduce activity as they age.The researchers found that far more adults are becoming sedentary than are taking up physical activity.

The study suggests that from 1994 to 1998 , 24 per cent of Canadians became more physically active.But during the same span , it suggests , 32 per cent became sedentary.

Jiajian Chen, a senior analyst at Statistics Canada and co-author of the research, said that beginning and sustaining physical activity is a complex process and is influenced by a number of environmental, social and psychological factors.

But clearly, there are gender differences."Women face more obstacles," the researchers say in the study published in Health Reports, a quarterly publication by Statistics Canada.

There are many factors, however, that cut across the gender line.More educated people tend to be more active, as do those with higher incomes.People who feel in control of their lives and who say they are healthy are significantly more likely to exercise, although it's hard to determine which is the cause and which the effect.
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"People who have met so difficult a challenge as smoking cessation may be motivated to take other initiatives to improve their health," Mr. Chen said.

Women and men tend to reduce activity as they age.The researchers found that far more adults are becoming sedentary than are taking up physical activity.

The study suggests that from 1994 to 1998, 24 per cent of Canadians became more physically active.But during the same span, it suggests, 32 per cent became sedentary.