Faculty of Health Sciences, Universidad San Jorge, Campus Universitario de Villanueva de Gállego, Villanueva de Gállego, 50830 Zaragoza, Spain.
National Institute of Physical Education of Catalonia (INEFC), University of Lleida, 25192 Lleida, Spain.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Jan 20;19(3):1161. doi: 10.3390/ijerph19031161.
Sport participation and physical activity promotion have been intensively studied, especially regarding large cities. However, in many cases, rural municipalities have comparatively reduced services, including health care, due to the low profitability that these have for companies and entities. In this sense, the purpose of this article was to describe a case study of the promotion of physical activity in rural areas based on the results of a European project. Carried out in a rural municipality of around 8500 inhabitants with a population density of less than 25 inhabitants/km, the project's purpose was the promotion of autonomous physical activity among its inhabitants. For this, a diagnostic analysis of the sports areas of the environment and a survey of physical activity habits among the population were carried out. A series of routes were designed, marked, and signposted, and canopies with explanatory posters about the possibilities of healthy physical activity and recommendations were added. Free-use facilities were installed, and opening events were carried out in such a way as to stimulate sports practice among the population. This article presents the results obtained from the analysis, as well as the possibilities of replication in other municipalities with similar needs.
运动参与和体育活动促进已得到深入研究，尤其是在大城市方面。然而，在许多情况下，由于这些服务对企业和实体的盈利能力较低，农村市镇的服务相对减少，包括医疗保健服务。从这个意义上说，本文的目的是描述一个基于一个欧洲项目的农村地区体育活动促进的案例研究。该项目在一个拥有约 8500 名居民、人口密度低于 25 人的农村市镇进行，其目的是促进居民的自主体育活动。为此，对环境中的体育区域进行了诊断分析，并对居民的体育活动习惯进行了调查。设计、标记和指示了一系列路线，并增加了带有关于健康体育活动的可能性和建议的解释海报的顶棚。安装了免费使用设施，并举办了开幕活动，以刺激居民进行体育锻炼。本文介绍了从分析中获得的结果，以及在具有类似需求的其他市镇复制的可能性。
