Themes | Patient’s | Quotes |
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Suitability of the home-based format | II | “I liked the online format because it helped me (…), because the trainer can oversee the training and see how I am doing even distant, and I had no problems with the internet” |
VII | “I enjoyed having an online consultancy and the progression every other week”. “I really liked it, because it was something complete and technological” | |
IX | “I felt very comfortable and at ease with the form of training, with the trainer, and how the contact was made.” | |
X | “I liked a lot that the program was online and I could exercise at my own schedule” | |
XI | “I think the whole training program pleased me, the online format worked very well, exceeding my expectations” | |
Appropriate trainer supervision | I | “I enjoyed having an [online] session with the trainer, I think she explains the exercises well” |
II | “I liked the trainer” | |
III | “I liked the way the trainer taught, it was easy to understand” | |
V | “I liked to exercise with the trainer “ | |
VI | “The trainer it is great, [she] is patient.” | |
VII | “The training motivated me, because there was a trainer always motivating me, sending a message to know how I was doing … It was an elaborated program. And that helped me a lot to continue” | |
VIII | “I liked the trainer, patient and calm” | |
IX | “I really enjoyed training with the trainer.” | |
X | “I liked the trainer and her way of conducting the training [session].” | |
XI | “The trainer was excellent and super attentive. In the end the exercises were all to my liking, always following the level of difficulty” | |
Appropriate exercises | I | “I liked the type of exercises” |
II | “I really enjoyed the exercise of running in the same place” | |
III | “I liked the exercises; I used to do them before. I would prefer to play fun games like dodgeball, but I know we can’t do it online.” | |
VI | “I liked the exercises, but some exercises were difficult” | |
VII | I liked the exercises, jumping jacks, squats, sit-ups etc. | |
IX | I liked that the exercises are done at home. The exercises are light, there is no need of equipment, and they are not super difficult. The exercises are also adaptable. | |
X | “I really enjoyed the exercises” | |
XI | “The exercises were all to my pleasing. There were some difficult and tiring ones, but I really enjoyed doing them, in general, I thought I managed to do them all. They were good exercises.” | |
Motivators and facilitators to the program | I | “It was good, because in a group one can see new people, and I feel more encouraged to do the exercise in a group.” |
VII | “I liked it, because I can watch others doing the exercises that I can’t” | |
IX | “The coolest thing about the program is doing it at home.” | |
X | “I enjoyed the group classes; I had fun with the classes.” | |
XI | “I was missing being active. Before the pandemic I was more active in terms of routine of physical activity, and not exercising for a long time bothers me”. “I liked it [online group sessions]. At first, I was shy but then I saw that everyone had difficulties and I did not feel bad because at some exercises I did well, but not at other exercises. But my peers were just like me” | |
Barriers of the program | I | “The internet got in the way a little bit, sometimes it got frozen” |
II | “I did not like some of the exercises, that were too difficult.” | |
V | “I do not like to do squats”, “I did not like the types of exercise”, “I did not like the group sessions. Because I could not focus. And also, I did not like the frequency of the online sessions, most of the times I had to stop something that I was doing to participate in the online session” | |
VI | “I did not like the online format” | |
VIII | “My routine was incompatible, I had to work and study” | |
Health benefits | I | “It made me stronger, sleep improved, I was more energetic, less tired in everyday activities.” |
II | “I felt more spirited, cheerful” | |
III | “My sleep improved” | |
V | “Concentration” | |
VI | “I felt more energetic my concentration has improved.” | |
VII | I felt more energetic, less tired | |
IX | “I felt less pain and fatigue”. “I felt more motivate and cheerful in the days that I exercise” | |
X | “I found that my mood and sleep improved a lot.” | |
XI | “I felt differences such as more disposition and better nights of sleep. Regarding pain, the muscles used in the exercises were always sore the next day, but nothing abnormal and then I always got used to it and got more tolerant.” |