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The main motivations include pursuing physical health and satisfying social and emotional needs. Individual constraints involve declines in lower limb function, balance, flexibility, as well as visual and cognitive impairments. Environmental support factors include pleasant natural settings, low noise, comfortable thermal conditions and diverse equipment, while environmental pressure factors include bad weather, insufficient or poorly maintained equipment, noise and inadequate lighting. Older adults proposed optimization suggestions covering safety, information accessibility, comfort and equipment suitability.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This study deepens the understanding of environment-behavior interactions in older adults with functional limitations, offering a valuable empirical baseline for rehabilitation-oriented design for healthy aging.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3389\/fpubh.2026.1861748","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,7,15]],"date-time":"2026-07-15T17:08:14Z","timestamp":1784135294000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Environmental barriers meet functional limitations: an exploratory qualitative study on the usage and experience of outdoor gym among older adults"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"14","author":[{"given":"Tong-Yue","family":"Zhou","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Architecture and Planning, Foshan University","place":["Foshan, Guangdong, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Hong-Jian","family":"Lu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Architecture and Planning, Foshan University","place":["Foshan, Guangdong, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Caimin","family":"Li","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Architecture and Planning, Foshan University","place":["Foshan, Guangdong, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Hui","family":"Lyu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Architecture and Planning, Foshan University","place":["Foshan, Guangdong, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1965","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,7,15]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"39","DOI":"10.1016\/j.healthplace.2011.09.008","article-title":"Impact and cost-effectiveness of family fitness zones: a natural experiment in urban public parks","volume":"18","author":"Cohen","year":"2012","journal-title":"Health Place"},{"key":"ref2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"26","DOI":"10.1016\/j.healthplace.2015.11.002","article-title":"Impact of an outdoor gym on park users\u2019 physical activity: a natural experiment","volume":"37","author":"Cranney","year":"2016","journal-title":"Health Place"},{"key":"ref3","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"2605","DOI":"10.3390\/ijerph17072605","article-title":"Placement of outdoor exercise equipment and physical activity: a quasi-experimental study in two parks in southern California","volume":"17","author":"Sami","year":"2020","journal-title":"Int J Environ Res Public Health"},{"key":"ref4","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"S9","DOI":"10.1016\/j.ypmed.2009.08.020","article-title":"Parks and physical activity: why are some parks used more than others?","volume":"50","author":"Cohen","year":"2010","journal-title":"Prev Med"},{"key":"ref5","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"3947","DOI":"10.1021\/es903183r","article-title":"What is the best dose of nature and green exercise for improving mental health? 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