Feasibility of Going Places: A Park-Based Active Transportation Toolbox to Promote Youth Physical Activity and Access to Healthy Community Spaces

The use of active transportation (AT), such as walking, cycling, or even public transit, as a means of transport offers an opportunity to increase youth physical activity and improve health. Despite the well-known benefits of AT, there are environmental and social variables that converge on the AT experiences of low-income youth and youth of color (YOC) that have yet to be fully uncovered. This study uses an intersectional framework, largely focusing on the race-gender-class trinity, to examine youth AT within a context of transportation inequity. Theoretically guided by the Ecological Model of Active Transportation, focus groups were completed with two groups of girls (15 participants) and two groups of boys (nine participants) ranging between the ages of 12–15 years who lived within the Washington D.C. area. This research found race, gender, and class to be inhibitors of AT for both boys and girls, but with more pronounced negative influences on girls.

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Results From Canada’s 2016 ParticipACTION Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth

Journal of Physical Activity and Health ◽

10.1123/jpah.2016-0300 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 13 (s2) ◽

pp. S110-S116 ◽

Cited By ~ 31

Author(s):

Joel D. Barnes ◽

Christine Cameron ◽

Valerie Carson ◽

Jean-Philippe Chaput ◽

Guy E.J. Faulkner ◽

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Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Report Card ◽

Active Transportation ◽

Children And Youth ◽

Sedentary Behaviors ◽

Physical Literacy ◽

Organized Sport ◽

Behavioral Indicators ◽

National Surveys ◽

Youth Physical Activity

Background:The ParticipACTION Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth is the most comprehensive assessment of child and youth physical activity in Canada and provides an update or “state of the nation” that assesses how Canada is doing at promoting and facilitating physical activity opportunities for children and youth. The purpose of this paper is to summarize the results of the 2016 ParticipACTION Report Card.Methods:Twelve physical activity indicators were graded by a committee of experts using a process that was informed by the best available evidence. Sources included national surveys, peer-reviewed literature, and gray literature such as government and nongovernment reports and online content.Results:Grades were assigned to Daily Behaviors (Overall Physical Activity: D-; Organized Sport and Physical Activity Participation: B; Active Play: D+; Active Transportation: D; Physical Literacy: D+; Sleep: B; Sedentary Behaviors: F), Settings and Sources of Influence (Family and Peers: C+; School: B; Community and Environment: A-), and Strategies and Investments (Government: B-; Nongovernment: A-).Conclusions:Similar to previous years of the Report Card, Canada generally received good grades for indicators relating to investment, infrastructure, strategies, policies, and programming, and poor grades for behavioral indicators (eg, Overall Physical Activity, Sedentary Behaviors).

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Promoting Small Business Support of Youth Physical Activity in Low-income, Minority Neighborhoods

Case Medical Research ◽

10.31525/ct1-nct03936582 ◽

2019 ◽

Author(s):

Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Small Business ◽

Low Income ◽

Business Support ◽

Youth Physical Activity

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The Effects of Parent’s Supportive Behaviour in Youth Physical Activity on Self-Esteem

Korean Journal of Sports Science ◽

10.35159/kjss.2018.10.27.5.417 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 27 (5) ◽

pp. 417-429

Author(s):

Hwan-Joo Kim ◽

Joo-Young Park

Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Self Esteem ◽

Youth Physical Activity

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Association of Physical Activity and Sitting Time with Overweight/Obesity in Chinese Occupational Populations

Obesity Facts ◽

10.1159/000512834 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 1-7

Author(s):

Fan Yuan ◽

Weiyan Gong ◽

Caicui Ding ◽

Hui Li ◽

Ganyu Feng ◽

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Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Lower Risk ◽

Leisure Time ◽

Leisure Time Physical Activity ◽

Active Transportation ◽

Sitting Time ◽

Work Time ◽

Transportation Mode ◽

Activity Intensity ◽

Female Employees

Abstract: The aim of this study was to explore association of physical activity and sitting time with overweight/obesity in Chinese occupational populations for the development of intervention and prevention strategies for obesity. Methods: A total of 23,112 participants were selected from the 2010–2012 China National Nutrition and Health Survey (CNNHS). A logistics regression model was used to examine the associations of physical activity and sitting time with overweight/obesity by gender after adjusting for age, educational level, marital status, and family economic level. Results: The prevalence of overweight/obesity based on the WHO definition and the WGOC definition was 30.8% and 41.3%, respectively. Male employees with moderate and heavy occupation activity intensity had a lower risk for overweight/obesity than those with light occupation activity intensity (moderate: OR 0.90, 95% CI 0.82–0.98; heavy: OR 0.75, 95% CI 0.65–0.86), and the risk of overweight/obesity of male employees with long work-time spent sitting was higher than those with short work-time spent sitting (2–4.9 h/day: OR 1.26, 95% CI 1.14–1.40; ≥5 h/day: OR 1.29, 95% CI 1.15–1.44). The risk of overweight/obesity of male employees with active transportation mode was lower than those with inactive transportation mode (OR 0.91, 95% CI 0.84–0.99), while the risk of overweight/obesity of female employees with active transportation mode was higher (OR 1.14, 95% CI 1.04–1.25). Female employees with leisure-time physical activity (LTPA) for ≥150 min/week had lower risk of overweight/obesity than those with LTPA for <150 min/week (OR 0.69, 95% CI 0.56–0.84). There was no significant association of leisure-time sitting and housework time with overweight/obesity in Chinese occupational populations. Conclusion: Occupation activity intensity, LTPA, transportation mode, and work sitting time were associated with overweight/obesity. Reducing work sitting time, moderate and heavy occupation activity intensity, and an active transportation mode could help male employees decrease the risk of overweight/obesity. Increasing leisure-time physical activity could reduce the risk of overweight/obesity in women. Our findings provided insight into the association of physical activity and sitting time with overweight/obesity. It will be necessary to carry out workplace-based interventions, have an active transportation mode, and increase leisure-time physical activity to decrease the risks of overweight/obesity.

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Testing the Youth Physical Activity Promotion Model during the COVID-19 Pandemic, with Partial Least Squares Second-Order Latent Constructs

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph18126398 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 18 (12) ◽

pp. 6398

Author(s):

Elena Druică ◽

Rodica Ianole-Călin ◽

Monica Sakizlian ◽

Daniela Aducovschi ◽

Remus Dumitrescu ◽

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Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Least Squares ◽

Partial Least Squares ◽

Online Survey ◽

Physical Activity Promotion ◽

Second Order ◽

Latent Constructs ◽

Activity Promotion ◽

Youth Physical Activity ◽

Mediating Mechanisms

We tested the Youth Physical Activity Promotion (YPAP) framework on Romanian students in order to identify actionable determinants to support participation in physical activity. Our sample consisted of 665 responses to an online survey, with participants aged 18–23 (mean = 19 years); 70% were women. We used the partial least squares algorithm to estimate the relationships between students’ behavior and possible predictors during the COVID-19 pandemic. Our results indicate that all the theoretical dimensions of YPAP (predisposing, enabling and reinforcing) have a positive and significant impact on physical activity, with two mediating mechanisms expressed as predisposing factors: able and worth. Unlike previous research, we used second-order latent constructs, unveiling a particular structure for the enabling dimension that only includes sport competence, fitness and skills, but not the environmental factors.

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