UNIT 2 Factors influencing physical activity Key knowledge

UNIT 2 – Factors influencing physical activity

Key knowledge ¢ ¢ Factors (demographic, social and environmental) as facilitators in physical activity such as age, sex, peers, family, geographic location, physical environment and socioeconomic status Barriers (demographic, social and environmental) to participation in physical activity for population groups such as males and females, indigenous Australians, people with disabilities, aged, adolescence and youth, ethnic and overweight/obese; and geographic location (rural or urban)

Key skills ¢ ¢ ¢ Investigate and identify factors that influence an individuals participation in physical activity across the lifespan Prepare, collect and analyse the primary data related to perceived barriers to participation in an ethically sound manner Create and implement a program that encourages compliance with the National Physical Activity Guidelines for a given group

OVERVIEW

Determinants of physical activity ¢ For organisations to design effective physical activity intervention programs, they need to understand what factors influence physical activity behaviour. These are necessary to;

Classification of determinants ¢ ¢ Most factors are considered ‘modifiable’ – which means they can be targeted for change within intervention programs We can also classify these factors as predisposing, enabling or reinforcing

Question time? ? ? ¢ ¢ ¢ What is meant by the term ‘correlates’? Outline three reasons why correlate or determinant research needs to be done? Describe 3 modifiable social and cultural factors that may influence physical activity Define the term ‘predisposing’ Provide an example of reinforcing factor that may encourage a child to be active

Variation of determinants ¢ ¢ ¢ These are some of the factors that have an association with physical activity INDIVIDUAL FACTORS These are some of the most common determinants of physical activity

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Cultural background ¢ ¢ National surveys conducted in Australia have identified people from non-English speaking backgrounds as being at higher risk of being inactive. Certain cultures have expectations about the appropriate types of physical activities for different age groups and genders

Activity ¢ ¢ ¢ ¢ ¢ Student activity: Multicultural games You will need to research a physical activity/minor game from a nominated country. Your teacher will allocate you a country. Before class you will need to map out how you will teach the activity to the rest of your class. You need an introduction describing the following: Name of the activity. The country the activity originated in. A little background about the country. How the activity is played, including a description, rules, safety considerations and teaching cues. You will need to think about what equipment you will need as well, and collect it from the storeroom at the start of the lesson. Each activity should go for about 10 minutes at the most.

Countries ¢ ¢ Italy Vietnam Germany Japan

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Environmental factors ¢ ¢ Environmental factors can facilitate or be a barrier to physical activity What could be an environmental factor that could affect people living in Venice? How could they overcome these factors?

Social factors ¢ ¢ The social environment refers to the network around us: family, spouse, partner, friends, work colleagues, health professionals and even pets Social support is a key determinant for women of all age groups Social support can be in the form of exercising with someone Parental support might include paying for fees, memberships, paying for equipment, driving to training or competitions, etc

Social factors ¢ ¢ ¢ DOG OWNERSHIP A study found that individuals who acquired a dog increased their walking by 12 minutes per week How could owning a dog be considered a form of social support?

Physical environment ¢ ¢ People with recreational facilities and programs in close proximity to where they live tend to be more active than people without close access? Access to facilities is also influenced by cost List as many facilities or programs that run in your local area