Department of Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior, Arnold School of Public Health, Prevention Research Center, University of South Carolina, 800 Sumter, Room 216, Columbia, SC 29208, USA.
Prev Chronic Dis. 2013;10:E42. doi: 10.5888/pcd10.120276.
We examined differences by sex and race/ethnicity in the observed moderate- to vigorous-intensity physical activity (MVPA) of youth and adults in diverse areas of 4 parks in Kansas City, Missouri, in 2009. Male youth were more active on playgrounds and pools or splashpads than female youth. White youth were less active than nonwhite youth in open spaces and on paved trails. Male adults were more active in open spaces than female adults, and white adults were more active on paved trails than nonwhite adults. Understanding variations in MVPA between user groups can inform park design efforts to foster increased activity among all visitors.
我们研究了 2009 年在密苏里州堪萨斯城的 4 个公园的不同区域中，男青年和女青年、不同种族/民族的青年和成年在观察到的中等到剧烈强度的体力活动（MVPA）方面的差异。男青年在游乐场、游泳池或嬉水池的活动量比女青年多。在开放空间和铺砌小径上，白种青年比非白种青年的活动量少。在开放空间，男成年比女成年活动量多，在铺砌小径，白成年比非白成年活动量多。了解使用者群体之间 MVPA 的差异，可以为公园设计工作提供信息，以促进所有游客增加活动量。
