“…Multiple barriers to exercise have been isolated including: pain,13, 14, 15 concerns about joint damage,8, 13, 16, 17 limited time and self‐motivation,8, 18 and lack of knowledge among health‐care providers 16, 17. Commonly identified facilitators to activity in these populations include: relief of pain,8 maintaining independence,8, 13 a trusting relationship with health‐care providers,8, 9 and social and emotional benefits 8, 13, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22. To our knowledge, previous research regarding exercise beliefs in people with hemophilia has all been qualitative in nature,10, 12, 23 suggested that people with hemophilia report barriers that are similar to those found in arthritis10, 12, 24 and that men with severe hemophilia want to exercise despite any limitations due to their disease 10.…”