Cheatham Scott W, Sutton Brian, Ambler-Wright Tony, Cheatham Connor J, Ludwig Christopher M
National Academy of Sports Medicine.
California State University, San Marcos.
Int J Sports Phys Ther. 2025 Apr 2;20(4):618-631. doi: 10.26603/001c.132493. eCollection 2025.
Physical therapists and athletic trainers play an important role in promoting physical activity to patients and may utilize the 2018 United States Physical Activity Guidelines (PAG). Currently, there is little data regarding how physical therapists and athletic trainers maintain their personal fitness based upon these guidelines.
To analyze how physical therapists and athletic trainers maintain their physical fitness based upon the 2018 United States Physical Activity Guidelines.
Cross-sectional descriptive survey.
A 20-question electronic survey was emailed to members of the Academy of Orthopedic Physical Therapy and National Athletic Trainers Association. Professionals were also informed through a recruitment post in different private healthcare Facebook® groups. Survey inclusion criteria included respondents being a physical therapist or athletic trainer and being in clinical practice. Respondents were excluded if they did not meet the inclusions. The 2018 PAG were used as a minimum standard comparison for respondents to report their physical activity. The survey was developed using Qualtrics and underwent two rounds of pilot testing to establish face validity. The survey covered respondent demographics, exercise behaviors, reasons for exercise, exercise programming and assessment, exercise barriers, monitoring health & wellness, and respondent satisfaction with how they have maintained their own physical fitness. Descriptive statistics were used to calculate total responses, frequency count, and percentages.
One thousand one hundred and forty seven professionals (Women =58%, N= 665; Men = 41%, N=472; other = 1%, N=10) (mean age = 48 ± 15.75 years-old) completed the survey. Most respondents (~ 82%) reported meeting or exceeding the PAG for aerobic and muscle-strengthening while using an integrated exercise approach with self-guided workouts (73%) in different settings such as home (65%) or fitness facility (30%). Respondents dedicated an average of 14 hours per week to exercise. A smaller portion of respondents did not meet the PAG and reported displeasure with their current fitness program which may be related to different exercise barriers such as work schedule, lack of time, family commitments, low intrinsic motivation, and lack of energy.
These survey results provide insight into how physical therapists and athletic trainers maintain their physical fitness. The majority of respondents demonstrated good exercise behaviors by exceeding or meeting the 2018 PAG while a smaller portion did not meet the guidelines due to various exercise barriers and displeasure. Future research should investigate strategies to help professionals find optimal work-life balance and time for weekly physical activity.
物理治疗师和运动训练师在向患者推广体育活动方面发挥着重要作用，并且可能会采用《2018年美国体育活动指南》（PAG）。目前，关于物理治疗师和运动训练师如何根据这些指南保持个人健康的数据很少。
分析物理治疗师和运动训练师如何根据《2018年美国体育活动指南》保持身体健康。
横断面描述性调查。
通过电子邮件向骨科物理治疗学会和国家运动训练师协会的成员发送了一份包含20个问题的电子调查问卷。还通过在不同的私人医疗保健Facebook®群组中的招募帖子通知了专业人士。调查纳入标准包括受访者为物理治疗师或运动训练师且从事临床工作。不符合纳入标准的受访者被排除。将《2018年体育活动指南》用作受访者报告其体育活动的最低标准对照。该调查问卷使用Qualtrics开发，并进行了两轮预测试以确定表面效度。该调查涵盖了受访者的人口统计学特征、运动行为、运动原因、运动计划与评估、运动障碍、健康监测以及受访者对其保持自身身体健康方式的满意度。使用描述性统计来计算总回复数、频数和百分比。
1147名专业人士（女性=58%，N=665；男性=41%，N=472；其他=1%，N=10）（平均年龄=48±15.75岁）完成了调查。大多数受访者（约82%）报告在采用综合运动方法并进行自我指导训练（73%）的情况下，达到或超过了有氧运动和肌肉强化的《体育活动指南》，训练场景包括家中（65%）或健身设施（30%）等不同场所。受访者平均每周投入14小时进行锻炼。一小部分受访者未达到《体育活动指南》的要求，并表示对其当前的健身计划不满意，这可能与不同的运动障碍有关，如工作安排、时间不足、家庭事务、内在动力低和精力不足。
这些调查结果提供了关于物理治疗师和运动训练师如何保持身体健康的见解。大多数受访者通过超过或达到《2018年体育活动指南》展示了良好的运动行为，而一小部分受访者由于各种运动障碍和不满意而未达到指南要求。未来的研究应调查有助于专业人士找到最佳工作与生活平衡以及每周体育活动时间的策略。
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