How does the built environment affect teenagers (aged 13-14) physical activity and fitness? A cross-sectional analysis of the ACTIVE Project.

ABSTRACT: Built environments have been cited as important facilitators of activity and research using geographic information systems (GIS) has emerged as a novel approach in exploring environmental determinants. The Active Children Through Individual Vouchers Evaluation Project used GIS to conduct a cross-sectional analysis of how teenager's (aged 13-14) environments impacted on their amount of activity and influences fitness. The ACTIVE Project recruited 270 participants aged 13-14 (year 9) from 7 secondary schools in south Wales, UK. Demographic data and objective measures of accelerometery and fitness were collected from each participant between September and December 2016. Objective data was mapped in a GIS alongside datasets relating to activity provision, active travel routes, public transport

SUBMITTER: James M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7437860 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature