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Effectiveness of a Free Exercise Program in a Neighborhood Park.
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13 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- The Effectiveness of Interventions to Increase Participation and Physical Activities in Parks: A Systematic Review of the Literature.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
- Effects of park-based interventions on health-related outcomes: A systematic review.Preventive medicine · 2021Pooled it
- Exploring the benefits of nature-based interventions in socio-economically deprived communities: a narrative review of the evidence to date.Perspectives in public health · 2023Review
- A Transdisciplinary Framework to Unlock the Potential Benefits of Green Spaces for Urban Communities Under Changing Contexts.Bioscience · 2023Review
- Innovative participatory evaluation methodologies to assess and sustain multilevel impacts of two community-based physical activity programs for women in Colombia.BMC public health · 2022Article
- Beyond Proximity and Towards Equity: A Multidimensional View of Urban Greenspace Access.Cities & health · 2022Article
- Improved Street Walkability, Incivilities, and Esthetics Are Associated with Greater Park Use in Two Low-Income Neighborhoods.Journal of urban health : bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine · 2020Article
- Park Marketing Strategies, Park Conditions, and Park Use: A Longitudinal National Study of Parks.Journal of physical activity & health · 2019Article
- The relationship between parks and recreation per capita spending and mortality from 1980 to 2010: A fixed effects model.Preventive medicine reports · 2019Article
- The Park Prescription Study: Development of a community-based physical activity intervention for a multi-ethnic Asian population.PloS one · 2019Article
- The Recreovía of Bogotá, a Community-Based Physical Activity Program to Promote Physical Activity among Women: Baseline Results of the Natural Experiment Al Ritmo de las Comunidades.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2017Article
- A socioecological framework for research on work and obesity in diverse urban transit operators based on gender, race, and ethnicity.Annals of occupational and environmental medicine · 2017Review
- Using systematic observations to understand conditions that promote inter-racial experiences in neighbourhood parks.Urban planning · 2016Article
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Abstract
backgroundFaculty, students, and alumni in a university-based kinesiology program developed an innovative model for health promotion practice by partnering with the local park administration in San Fernando, California to offer these exercise classes for free in a low-income, predominantly Latino neighborhood park. The classes were taught by students as practical training for academic credit. PURPOSE: To evaluate the effectiveness of this pilot program in promoting moderate-to-vigorous physical activity.
methodsWe used the System for Observing Play and Recreation in Communities (SOPARC) to assess physical activity in the park during the summer of 2013. We evaluated the effectiveness of the free classes by a within-park comparison and by comparing findings with 50 other parks.
resultsThe classes substantially increased moderate-to-vigorous physical activities, in particular, for female park users. However, when classes were not offered there were no differences in park-based physical activity across parks.
conclusionsActive programming can increase park-based moderate-to-vigorous physical activity, but without programming, people may lack the motivation to exercise on their own. Creating a partnership between parks and kinesiology programs is a promising health promotion model. Replicating this type of program could yield important health dividends.
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