‘Ahhh it was like paradise, but inside’: children’s experiences and perceptions of a free physical activity program

IF 8 2区 医学 Q1 HOSPITALITY, LEISURE, SPORT & TOURISM
E. Ostermeier, Kristen C. Reilly, Kendra Nelson Ferguson, Stephanie E. Coen, J. Gilliland
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ABSTRACT As most Canadian children are not attaining the recommended 60 minutes of daily physical activity, it is imperative that affordable and accessible programs are implemented to help children become more physically active. Specifically, community-based programs that are free and easy to access have shown to be advantageous for promoting beneficial health behaviours at a population level. The Grade 5 ACT-i-Pass (G5AP) is a community-based physical activity program in the mid-sized Canadian city of London, Ontario that offers free programming to all grade 5 children (ages 9–11 years) at various recreational facilities across the city. The data from 28 focus groups with past G5AP participants (n = 101) were analysed to understand the influence of the program on children’s perceived physical activity levels, and to investigate the enablers and/or barriers that children believe influenced their participation in, or access to, G5AP programming. Five distinct themes were identified during the analysis, including two themes describing participants’ perceived changes to their physical activity levels (i.e. additional physical activity opportunities, and well-being and self-efficacy), and three themes explaining enablers and/or barriers to G5AP programming (i.e. program structure and implementation, spatial accessibility of programming, and social supports and constraints). The findings from the focus groups were used to generate recommendations for current and future community-based physical activity programs as a means to improve the health and well-being of children.
“啊,这就像天堂,但在里面”:孩子们对免费体育活动项目的体验和看法
由于大多数加拿大儿童没有达到建议的每天60分钟的身体活动,因此实施负担得起的和可获得的计划来帮助儿童增加身体活动是势在必行的。具体而言,以社区为基础的免费和易于获得的方案已证明有利于在人口一级促进有益的健康行为。五年级ACT-i-Pass (G5AP)是加拿大中型城市安大略省伦敦的一个社区体育活动项目,在全市各种娱乐设施为所有五年级儿童(9-11岁)提供免费节目。我们分析了28个焦点小组的数据,这些小组有过去的G5AP参与者(n = 101),以了解该计划对儿童感知的身体活动水平的影响,并调查儿童认为影响他们参与或获得G5AP计划的促成因素和/或障碍。在分析过程中确定了五个不同的主题,其中两个主题描述了参与者对身体活动水平的感知变化(即额外的身体活动机会,幸福感和自我效能),三个主题解释了G5AP规划的推动因素和/或障碍(即计划结构和实施,规划的空间可达性,以及社会支持和约束)。焦点小组的调查结果被用来为当前和未来的社区体育活动项目提供建议,作为改善儿童健康和福祉的一种手段。
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