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Theme 3: barriers exemplar quotations

Theme and subtheme	Exemplar quotations
Barriers to change
Environmental barriers	“… in terms of being restricted to one's house and how you're stuck in your own room. How can you do sport if you're locked in for two weeks?” – Matthew “… exercise levels, it's not been increased. And for the first time … it's just come to mind that I guess that makes sense because gyms are closed pools are closed. And some people might not be able to exercise at home for whatever reason, and they might not have been able to get out.” – Harriet
Social barriers	“I think things started to settle, certainly in the NHS although it was still chaotic. We kind of knew what we were dealing with and things felt a bit more manageable. So … think I was able to start thinking about my own health a bit more […] And then coming back into the second wave and winter. I think it hit that place of realising that this is not going away. There's no point in waiting for this to end before I do something.” – Diane “… the really, really militant kind of body positive people just will not even listen to any of this. Like if they read this, they would get really angry and just kind of disregard everything.” – Harriet
Political barriers	“I think, for me, this is not just about politics, it's about [Boris Johnson] as a character. He has no credibility with me whatsoever. So, in fact, it's just reinforced some of my beliefs …” – Wendy “I just do not trust [Boris Johnson]. Just feels like a publicity stunt.” – Diane

Theme and subtheme	Exemplar quotations
Barriers to change
Environmental barriers	“… in terms of being restricted to one's house and how you're stuck in your own room. How can you do sport if you're locked in for two weeks?” – Matthew“… exercise levels, it's not been increased. And for the first time … it's just come to mind that I guess that makes sense because gyms are closed pools are closed. And some people might not be able to exercise at home for whatever reason, and they might not have been able to get out.” – Harriet
Social barriers	“I think things started to settle, certainly in the NHS although it was still chaotic. We kind of knew what we were dealing with and things felt a bit more manageable. So … think I was able to start thinking about my own health a bit more […] And then coming back into the second wave and winter. I think it hit that place of realising that this is not going away. There's no point in waiting for this to end before I do something.” – Diane“… the really, really militant kind of body positive people just will not even listen to any of this. Like if they read this, they would get really angry and just kind of disregard everything.” – Harriet
Political barriers	“I think, for me, this is not just about politics, it's about [Boris Johnson] as a character. He has no credibility with me whatsoever. So, in fact, it's just reinforced some of my beliefs …” – Wendy“I just do not trust [Boris Johnson]. Just feels like a publicity stunt.” – Diane