What are the four dimensions?
- frequency
- intensity
- duration/time
- type
What is an enabler?
A range of factors the influences a person to be physically active
What is a barrier?
A variety of different circumstances that negatively affect a persons participation in physical activity
What are the four domains of PA?
- household
- active transport
- occupation
- leisure
What is incidental activity?
Refers to PA that is unstructured and occurs throughout a persons daily life. Exercise is often not the primary objective
What are the three subcategories of planned activity?
- exercise
- recreation/ leisure
- organised sports
What is sedentary behaviour?
Staying in one place for long periods of time and expending low amounts of energy
What is structured exercise?
PA that is planned or intentional
What does METS stand for?
Metabolic equivalent
What is low Mets?
1-2 walking/ lawn bowls
What is medium Mets?
2-3 jog
What is high Mets?
4-5 swim/ jog
What is vigorous Mets?
6+ skipping/ sprints
How often if frequency necessary to achieve health benefits?
Min 3 Times a week
How can you tell the intensity a person is working at?
Heart rate/ METS
How long must you exercise to achieve health benefits?
At least 30mins
What are the two ways to assess PA?
- subjective
- objective
What is the difference between subjective and objective?
Subjective is opinion based whereas objective is based on facts and figures
What are ways to test objectively?
- heart rate
- observation
- accelerometer
- pedometer
What are ways to assess subjectively?
- diary/ log
- survey
What are the positives of objective testing?
- more detail
- better use of facilities
- accurate data
What are te negatives of objective assessing?
- expensive
- time consuming
- small numbers
- equipment fails
What are the positives of subjective assessing?
- large numbers
- low cost
- individual decides
What are the negatives of subjective assessing?
- less detail
- less accuracy
- honesty
