Kinesiology 2276F/G Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Strictly Money

• School: Western University
• Department: Kinesiology
• Course: Kinesiology 2276F/G
• Professor: Craig Hall

Document Summary

Develop telephone and email support systems: can provide non-face-face support, but can be important for support. Environmental/policy approaches to increasing pa: fair bit of research on environment in terms of increasing pa. He(cid:396)e (cid:449)e"(cid:396)e getti(cid:374)g people (cid:272)o(cid:373)i(cid:374)g f(cid:396)o(cid:373) geog(cid:396)aph(cid:455) (cid:449)ho a(cid:396)e (cid:448)e(cid:396)(cid:455) i(cid:374)te(cid:396)ested i(cid:374) ho(cid:449) urban communities are lied out and its impact on pa: does this make a difference, geo and exercise psych working together. Research on effectiveness exists for only a couple of approaches: school boards: by modifying pe curriculum and policy, work place: by creating/enhancing access to pa facilities and personnel so employees have more access to being physically active. Modifying policy and curriculum in school-based physical education: Lots of people advocating for more pe in schools, so more pe classes with longer durations. Effectiveness of and drawbacks to modifying policy and curriculum: Effectiveness: up to 15% increase in pa in young people. Drawbacks: not known if this participation helps to establish life-long patterns of active living.