Analysis of Factors Affecting Youth Physical Activity Participation Effect

2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. 189-214
Author(s):  
Sun Lee ◽  
Yeji Shin ◽  
Sun-Young Park
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Physical Activity Participation ◽  
Activity Participation ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Youth Physical Activity

The Utility of Physical Activity Micro-Grants: The ParticipACTION Teen Challenge Program

2017 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 246-255 ◽  
Author(s):  
Subha Ramanathan ◽  
Lauren White ◽  
Alicia Luciani ◽  
Tanya R. Berry ◽  
Sameer Deshpande ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Secondary Analysis ◽  
Physical Activity Participation ◽  
Activity Participation ◽  
Activity Levels ◽  
Environmental Resources ◽  
Teen Challenge ◽  
Activity Promotion ◽  
Youth Physical Activity ◽  
Community Organizers

Youth physical activity levels remain low in Canada and worldwide. Lack of environmental resources (e.g., access to equipment and facilities, transportation options, and participation costs) is a key barrier for youth participation. Micro-grants are small budgets of money awarded via grant applications and may help community organizations facilitate youth physical activity participation by alleviating environmental resource barriers. ParticipACTION Teen Challenge was a national micro-grant scheme administered in Canada. Secondary analysis of survey data from Provincial and Territorial coordinators, registered community organizers, and successful grant applicants were used to evaluate the process and outcomes of Teen Challenge. Results showed that the financial subsidy of 500CAD was used mainly toward equipment, instruction, and transportation. Coordinators and community organizers indicated high levels of satisfaction and benefits for communities and teens. A key benefit for coordinators was leveraging the Teen Challenge network for physical activity promotion. Reported benefits for teenaged participants included leadership opportunities (e.g., helping create and implement programs) and increased physical activity participation. Findings highlight the value of micro-grants for supporting sport and physical activity opportunities for Canadian teens, and show that such schemes address barriers related to environmental resources. The sustainability of micro-grant schemes remains to be seen.

scholarly journals Factors Affecting Physical Activity Participation Among University Students

2019 ◽  
Vol 14 ◽  
pp. 3161-3170 ◽  
Author(s):  
Solomon Oluyinka ◽  
Anatalia Endozo
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Academic Success ◽  
University Students ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Physical Activities ◽  
Physical Activity Participation ◽  
Activity Participation ◽  
Metabolic Equivalent ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Highly Active

The Physical activities are indispensable to be healthy and away from illness, yet, students ignoring it. The factors affecting physical activity participation among university students in the Philippines examined in this study. Modified International Physical Activity Questionnaire adopted, Stata 13 and SPSS utilized to justify the objectives of study on a 470 samples. Findings revealed that participants who do physical activity for 3 days and accumulating at least 1500 metabolic equivalent tasks (MET) minutes per week or with combination of walking, moderate or vigorous intensity activities accumulating at least 3000 MET minutes were classified as highly active. Other participants were categorized as moderately active and low active/inactive. The results identified that lack of time due to busy lesson schedule was the most significant factors for not participating in physical activity among the samples. Priority on academic success over exercise was the most identified item that hinders individual to participate in physical activities. Thus, recommended the replication of this study to increase the generalizability of achieved results

Retirement and Physical Activity: The Opportunity of a Lifetime or the Beginning of the End?

2020 ◽  
Vol 28 (3) ◽  
pp. 365-375
Author(s):  
Rajni Rai ◽  
Michelle I. Jongenelis ◽  
Ben Jackson ◽  
Robert U. Newton ◽  
Simone Pettigrew
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Later Life ◽  
Physical Activity Participation ◽  
Activity Participation ◽  
Life Transition ◽  
Activity Levels ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Positive Attitudes ◽  
Adaptation Processes

Retirement has been identified as a life transition that is important in determining older adults’ physical activity levels. The present study examined the factors associated with retirement that affect physical activity participation among older adults. Semistructured interviews were conducted with 425 retired Australians aged 60 years and older. Physical activity was assessed objectively, using accelerometers. Two categories of factors affecting physical activity participation following retirement were identified: the various physical and psychological changes in later life that can encourage or discourage physical activity and the adaptation processes undertaken by older people in response to these changes. The adoption of either a gain or loss approach to retirement and aging appeared to be the most influential adaptation factor affecting physical activity participation. The results suggest that intervention approaches should aim to foster more positive attitudes to aging and retirement and promote physical activity at all stages in life.

scholarly journals Current Exercise Habits and Factors Affecting Physical Activity Participation Among University Students

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 117
Author(s):  
Anatalia N. Endozo
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Physical Activities ◽  
Physical Activity Participation ◽  
Activity Participation ◽  
Future Research ◽  
P Value ◽  
Technological Advancement ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Highly Active

BACKGROUND: Physical activities are indispensable to be healthy and away from illness. Yet, students are spending time being sedentary due to rapid technological advancement. Highly active individual requires physical activity for 3 days and must accumulate at least 1500-3000 metabolic equivalent tasks (MET)-minutes per week or more days of moderate or vigorous intensity activities. OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to analyze factors affecting physical activity participation among university learners in the Philippines. METHODS: An International Physical Activity Questionnaire answered by 470 participants and modified 4 point Likert scale questionnaires was utilized. RESULTS: There were 222 females (47%), 248 males (53 %), and p-value < 0.05 adoted to justify the significance of the factors in this study. CONCLUSION: This study justified that most of the participants cannot engaged in physical activities due to lack of time. Future research with larger sample groups to accurately identify the factors and recommend changes to enhance participation is encouraged.

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