Impact on area-level physical activity following the implementation of a fitness zone in Montevideo, Uruguay
| العنوان: | Impact on area-level physical activity following the implementation of a fitness zone in Montevideo, Uruguay |
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| المؤلفون: | Gustavo Bermudez, Veronica Tutte, Diana C. Parra, Cecilia del Campo Vega |
| المصدر: | Repositorio EdocUR-U. Rosario Universidad del Rosario instacron:Universidad del Rosario |
| بيانات النشر: | Human Kinetics Publishers Inc., 2017. |
| سنة النشر: | 2017 |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | Male, Adult, Longitudinal study, Parks, Physiology, Parks, Recreational, Physical activity, Observation, Major clinical study, 03 medical and health sciences, 0302 clinical medicine, Recreational park, Chi-square test, Humans, Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Longitudinal Studies, 030212 general & internal medicine, Recreation, Exercise, Sport, 030505 public health, Urban park, Longitudinal studies, Gender, Soparc, Spring, Utilization, Geography, Chi square test, Uruguay, Parks, recreational, Female, 0305 other medical science, Demography, Human |
| الوصف: | Background: The aim of the study was to measure the level of physical activity (PA) of the users of an urban park before and after the installation of 2 fitness zones (FZs) and to assess the impact of that intervention on the users’ level of PA. Methods: The System for Observing Play and Recreation in Communities method was applied in the urban plaza Liber Seregni in Montevideo (Uruguay): 14 different areas were mapped and then recategorized as fitness (for PAs, including sports), green, and paved zones. Observations were made in the spring (Sep–Oct) of 2011 and 2014, before and after placing 2 FZs. Participation was analyzed by gender, year, mapped areas, and zones, and significant differences were assessed using the χ2 test. Results: In total, 7342 individuals (4091 men and 3251 women) were observed. A greater number of people with intense PA could be seen in the FZ, with significant differences between 2011 (45%) and 2014 (70%; P Conclusion: This is the first longitudinal study on the impact of an intervention to increase the level of PA in public spaces in Uruguay. Higher intensity levels of PA and fewer sedentary people were observed after the installation of the FZ. |
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| اللغة: | English |
| URL الوصول: | https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_dedup___::36fabc34121126770bd8f370fbb78b7a https://repository.urosario.edu.co/handle/10336/22431 |
| Rights: | OPEN |
| رقم الانضمام: | edsair.doi.dedup.....36fabc34121126770bd8f370fbb78b7a |
| قاعدة البيانات: | OpenAIRE |
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