“…Again, it is important to point out that the identified concepts were only used as a starting point in this grounded theory study and as new leads emerged through the data they were explored with an open mind through further theoretical sampling. Predominant concepts included in the proposed Perceptions of Exercise Framework include: interactions with the environment, cognitive characteristics, affective characteristics, and representation (Bandura, 1977(Bandura, , 1986Baranowski et al, 2002;Benjamin, 2007;Chian, Huang & Fu, 2006;Dilworth, 2005;Doring, 2007;Elder, Ayala, Zabinski, Prochaska & Gehrman, 2001;Givner, 1992;Kiviniemi, Voss-Humke & Seifert, 2007;Meyer, Kroner- …”