A systematic observation of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity levels in Australian natural blue space locations.

ABSTRACT: Research has shown that blue space (i.e. water-based environments) can be good for physical and mental health, with one possible reason being that people are physically active when visiting blue space environments. However, little is known about how active people are when visiting blue space. We used the System for Observing Physical Activity and Recreation in Natural Areas to systematically record whether people were active while visiting eight different blue space locations in Australia. We first calculated the proportion of people who were moderately or vigorously active at each location and then conducted a series of linear regression models to determine which demographic and environmental factors predicted higher activity levels. We identified that 44% of people visiting blue space lo

SUBMITTER: White RL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11344178 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature