HOW ACTIVE ARE AUSTRALIANS?

1. HOW ACTIVE ARE AUSTRALIANS? Week 2

2. What you need to know • Current activity levels of Australians • Activity levels of adults and children • Methods of measuring intensity

3. How Active are Australians? • True of False: • 60% of men and 53% of women are active enough to achieve health benefits • Those more likely to be active are male, young and well educated • 60% of Indigenous Australians have inadequate activity levels • Walking is the most popular activity • 20-25% of children and adolescents are overweight • 62% of children participate in sport outside of school hours

4. Data Analysis • Look through the graphs and answer the attached questions • It is vital that you can interpret graphs and tables, especially for the end of year exam

5. Activity • Complete activity 4, p.11 • Design a survey • Survey a child, young person, adult and older person • Survey questions to focus on F, I, D, T • Graph results using Microsoft Excel • Answer the following questions • What were the most popular activities? • Does each person reach the NPAG? Explain • Describe the differences in activity types between the various people and why this may be the case • Provide suggestions for each person as to how they may incorporate greater levels of physical activity

6. Barriers to Participation • Brainstorm all the barriers that you can think of to participating in physical activity

7. Barriers to Participation Gender - Greater proportions of males participate in sport and physical activity than females. ____________ generally have less opportunity and less access to sporting activities Socioeconomic Status – Well educated white collar workers are the most physically active Australians Income – People with higher incomes can participate in a wider variety of activities and more often Race – People born in Australia are more active than those who were not. Race is often used as a form of discrimination, thus reducing ________________. Geographic Location – Where you live can limit access to facilities and specific sports Information obtained from Rod Kirkwood – Horsham College

8. Barriers to Participation • Other barriers • Lack of ______ due to other commitments • Lack of fun and enjoyment • Lack of self-motivation • Low self-efficacy • Injury • Lack of self-management skills • Lack of encouragement and _________ • Poor coaching • Negative environmental factors • Increasing influence of technology • Increased reliance on motorised transport • Increased demand on public open space • Changing leisure patterns • Increased demands on education curriculum

9. Assessment of Physical Activity Intensity • Intensity = how hard you are working • Variety of methods • Talk test • Target heart rate • Perceived exertion (Borg rating scale) • Metabolic equivalent (MET) level

10. 1. Talk Test • Low intensity • Able to sing • Moderate intensity • Able to have a conversation • Vigorous intensity • Too out-of-breath to carry out a conversation

11. 2. Target Heart Rate • Maximum HR = 220 – age • Eg: • Moderate intensity • 50-70% HR max • Eg: • Vigorous intensity • 70-85% HR max • Eg:

12. 3. Perceived Exertion (Borg Rating Scale) • How hard you feel your body is working • Scale is from 6-20 • 6 = no exertion at all • 20 = maximal exertion

13. 4. Metabolic Equivalent (MET) Level • A MET is the unit used to measure the amount of oxygen used by the body during physical activity • 1 MET = energy (oxygen) used by the body as you sit quietly • Moderate intensity • 3-6 METs • Vigorous intensity • 6+ METs

14. Intensity Examples • Low intensity • Moderate intensity • Vigorous intensity