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  • Assessment of natural and urban environment load from the view of physical activity patterns in local community : a pilot study
    Plevnik, Matej, 1981-
    Promoting physical activity is a major public health priority. As cities and sub-city areas expand in population, a growing need to research and develop ways of supporting physical activity in ... relation to the natural and the urban environment emerges. The purpose of this paper is to assess the load of the natural and the urban environment in correlation to physical activity patterns in a selected local community. Methods: Physical activity patterns of inhabitants were assessed using the observational method, with which we monitored the load of selected natural and urban environments in the Municipality of Brezovica. We checked the publicly available sources for the funds for physical activity and compared them with those of the Central Slovenia statistical region. The study was carried out from March to July 2018. Promoting physical activity is a major public health priority. As cities and sub-city areas expand in population, a growing need to research and develop ways of supporting physical activity in relation to the natural and the urban environment emerges. The purpose of this paper is to assess the load of the natural and the urban environment in correlation to physical activity patterns in a selected local community. Methods: Physical activity patterns of inhabitants were assessed using the observational method, with which we monitored the load of selected natural and urban environments in the Municipality of Brezovica. We checked the publicly available sources for the funds for physical activity and compared them with those of the Central Slovenia statistical region. The study was carried out from March to July 2018.
    Type of material - article, component part ; adult, serious
    Publish date - 2020
    Language - english
    COBISS.SI-ID - 30103299