scholarly journals An Accumulated Activity Effective Index for Promoting Physical Activity: A Design and Development Study in a Mobile and Pervasive Health Context

2015 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. e5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chung-Tse Liu ◽  
Chia-Tai Chan
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Effective Index ◽  
Design And Development ◽  
Development Study ◽  
Pervasive Health

Recreating Communities to Support Active Living: A New Role for Social Marketing

2003 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 114-119 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edward W. Maibach
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Social Marketing ◽  
National Level ◽  
Distribution Channels ◽  
The United States ◽  
Active Living ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
The Social ◽  
Pervasive Health ◽  
Marketing Approach

The lack of routine physical activity has become an all too pervasive health threat in the United States. Social marketing can be used directly to promote increased physical activity among people who have access to active living options (e.g., safe and convenient sidewalks or bike paths). A second, albeit indirect, use of social marketing to promote physical activity — and the focus of this article — involves promoting behaviors that influence the built environment for the purpose of increasing people's access to active living options. This use of social marketing involves changing the behavior of consumers, developers, distribution channels (e.g., real estate agents) and policy makers. The approach offers public health and other organizations a disciplined, consumer-focused means of mobilizing their available resources in a manner that maximizes the odds of creating active living communities. These means include understanding the competition, understanding target markets, creating mutually beneficial exchanges, segmenting markets and targeting them based on anticipated return. This article identifies specific opportunities for applying the social marketing approach to create active living communities, and identifies opportunities at the state and national level that will enhance the effectiveness of local efforts.

scholarly journals Youth Sports Participation Is More Important among Females than Males for Predicting Physical Activity in Early Adulthood: Iowa Bone Development Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 1328
Author(s):  
Soyang Kwon ◽  
Elena M. Letuchy ◽  
Steven M. Levy ◽  
Kathleen F. Janz
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Gender Difference ◽  
Bone Development ◽  
Early Adulthood ◽  
Youth Sports ◽  
Sports Participation ◽  
Drop Out ◽  
Multivariable Logistic Regression Analysis ◽  
Long Term Effects ◽  
Development Study

A gender difference in youth sports and physical activity participation is well documented. However, research is limited to understand potential gender difference in the long-term effects of youth sports participation. The study aim was to compare the likelihood of meeting the aerobic Physical Activity Guidelines (PAG) in early adulthood by youth sports participation patterns among females and males. The study sample included 582 Iowa Bone Development Study participants (Iowa, USA). Participation in organized sports was assessed using a physical activity questionnaire 19 times on average between age 6 and 17 years. Accelerometer and dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry assessments were conducted at an average age of 23 years. Group-based trajectory analysis was conducted to identify youth sports participation trajectory patterns. Multivariable logistic regression analysis was conducted to examine the association between youth sports participation patterns and meeting the PAG in adulthood. We identified three youth sports participation patterns: “continuous participation,” “drop-out,” and “no participation.” Females in the continuous participation group were more likely to meet the aerobic PAG at age 23 years, compared to females in the no-participation group (OR = 2.63; 95% CI = 1.05, 6.55) or the drop-out group (OR = 2.55; 95% CI = 1.38, 4.69). However, among males, youth sports participation patterns were not significantly associated with meeting the aerobic PAG at age 23 years. In conclusion, this study suggests that youth sports participation could be more important among females than males for predicting physical activity in early adulthood.

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