Impact on area-level physical activity following the implementation of a fitness zone in Montevideo, Uruguay

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 Recrea...

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2017
Institución:
Universidad del Rosario
Repositorio:
Repositorio EdocUR - U. Rosario
Idioma:
eng
OAI Identifier:
oai:repository.urosario.edu.co:10336/22431
Acceso en línea:
https://doi.org/10.1123/jpah.2016-0394
https://repository.urosario.edu.co/handle/10336/22431
Palabra clave:
Chi square test
Female
Gender
Human
Longitudinal study
Major clinical study
Male
Physical activity
Recreational park
Sport
Spring
Uruguay
Adult
Exercise
Physiology
Recreation
Uruguay
Utilization
Adult
Exercise
Female
Humans
Longitudinal studies
Male
Parks, recreational
Recreation
Uruguay
Observation
Parks
Soparc
Rights
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Summary: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 ?2 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 and lt; .05). 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. © 2017 Human Kinetics, Inc.