Even with extensive documentation on the health benefits of physical
activity (PA), a part of the population does not practice enough PA to have these
benefits, especially people with disabilities. People with motor disabilities tend to be
less engaged in PA than their peers, even with the positive outcomes on bodily, social,
functional and emotional changes promoted by PA. Therefore, the identification and
knowledge of PA’s determinants, either as facilitators or barriers, for people with
motor disabilities seems logical and essential. The goal of this chapter is to review the
literature about these determinants and examine possible future paths. This information
can contribute to conceptual changes and new interventions and policies that increase
the levels of PA practice in this population subgroup and, consequently, further
advance their social inclusion.
Keywords: Barriers, Determinants, Facilitators, Motor disabilities, Physical
activity.