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SUBJECTIVE MEASURE OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY

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person's ability to recall which activities and intensity levels were used throughout activity. eg: self report; diaries/logs, interview, questionaires, recall

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ADVANTAGES OF SUBJECTIVE MEASURES OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY

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-assess multiple domains
-quickly distributed to large populations
-cheap and easy to administer and complete
-provides rich contextual information(where, what, time, who with)

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DISADVANTAGES OF SUBJECTIVE MEASURES OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY

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-low reliability and vadility
-social bias in answers given
-poor recall skills in children and aged people (memory)

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SELF REPORT, RECALL, LOG/DIARIES, INTERVIEW & QUESTIONAIRES

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(subjective)
ADVANTAGES (quantitative/qualitative)
- behaviour obsereved
- wider varitey of info gained
- software data available
- used in school and community
DISADVANTAGES
- difficult with large populations
- obstructive
- time consuming
- can cause bias

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OBJECTIVE MEASURE OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY

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assesments of physical activity using direct oservation, pedometer, heart rate monitor or accelerometer

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DIRECT OBSERVATION

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instantaneous recording of physical activity
ADVANTAGES
-measures frequency, type, intensity,duration
- contextual information
- quantative & qualitive
- behaviours observed
- useful in collecting school and community data
DISADVANTAGES
- highly labor intensive
- expensive
- obstructive
- social bias of those being observed
- difficult in large populations

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SOPLAY - SYSTEM of OBSERVING PLAY and LEISURE ACTIVITY in YOUTH

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- used to assess large gruops of people
- uses a time sampling youth(lunch/after school), in a given target area eg: school

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HEART RATE MONITOR/TELEMETRY

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ADVANTAGES
- measures intensity
- quick and easy data collection
- useful in sports training/laboratory (results = educational information)
- non intrusive
DISADVANTAGES
- expensive
- innapropriate for assessing children (lag between intensity nad HR change; slow reaction time)
- some discomfort during extended periods of time
- aerobic activities only
- fitness and variations to HR need to be conidered (body mass, age, cardiovascular fitness, stress levels, emotion, heat)

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PEDOMETER

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ADVANTAGES
- measures walking
- inexpensive
- non invasive/small/ light weight
- easy to assess large populations
- used in wide variaty of settings
- immediate feedback
- promotes behaviour change (raises awareness of activity levels)
DISADVANTAGES
- some loss of accuracy when jogging/running
- does not measure intensity
- posibility of participant tampering
- unable to record magnitude
- cannot store data in real time
- sometimes an inacurate measure of activity levels as participant can potentially increase PA when being measured

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ACCELEROMETER

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device detecting & storing motion & movement
ADVANTAGES
- measures movement, frequency, intensity & duration in real time (min by min)
- minimal discomfort/non invasive
- simple & quick to use
- useable for extended periods
- can detect intermittent activity (min by min)
DISADVANTAGES
- relationship between accelerometer & energy expenditure is unclear
- cannot be used in some activities eg. swimming,cycling,incling walking,weight load
- inability to provide behavioural data
- cannot distinguish activity type or equipment
- expensive

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Why measure physical activity levels?

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- document, monitor & study PA
- compare & PA with health conditions and intervention strategies
- improve health of Australians
- evaluate effectivness of large scale PA interventinon programs
- identify biological, phsycological, social and environmental factors influencing PA

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DOMAINS OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY

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1.household
2.garden
3.leisure time
4.occupational/work place
5.active transport

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ADULT GUIDELINES

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1.Think of movement as an opportunity, not an inconvenience
2. Be active every day in as many ways as you can
3. Put together at least 30 minutes of moderate intensity physical activity
*4. If you can, enjoy some vigorous intensity physical activity for extra health and fitness

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MODERATE PHYSICAL ACTIVITY

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- 50% to 70% of maximum heart rate
eg: brisk walking, bike-riding, swimming laps, playing golf, tennis

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VIGOROUS PHYSICAL ACTIVITY

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- above 70% of maximum heart rate
eg: AFL, soccer, netball, basketball, jogging, circuit, swimming laps

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CHILDREN (5 - 12 YO) GUIDELINES

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1. Need at least 60 minutes (and up to several hours) of moderate to vigorous physical activity every day
2. Should not spend more than 2 hours a day using electronic media for entertainment (eg. computer games, internet, tv), particularly during daylight hours

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YOUNG PEOPLE (12 - 18 YO) GUIDELINES

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1. Need to be doing at least 60 minutes of moderate to vigorous intensity physical activity every day
2. Should not spend more than 2 hours a day using electronic media (unless it is educational)

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BARRIORS AGAINST PARTICIPATION

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- gender
- income
- socioeconomic ststus
- race
- geographical location
- lack of time
- lack of enjoyment
- lack of self-motivation
- low self-efficacy
- injury
- lack of self-management skills
- lack of encouragement and support
- poor coaching
- negative environmental factors