Citation

Reynolds KD, Dahmann N, Wolch J, Joassart-Marcelli P, Dunton G, Rudulph D, Newell J, Thayer J, Jerrett M. Health Place 2014; 28C: 67-72.

Affiliation

University of California, Berkeley, School of Public Health, 50 University Hall #7360, Berkeley, CA 9472, USA. Electronic address: Jerrett@berkeley.edu.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2014, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.healthplace.2014.03.008

PMID

24755531

Abstract

An audit of recreation programs with moderate or higher levels of physical activity (PA) in Los Angeles area cities (N=82) was conducted using internet, telephone, and survey methods. Metabolic Equivalents (METs) were used to code programs׳ physical activity intensity. MET-hours per recreation program was associated with required age for enrollment, percent of residents >64 years of age, and fiscal capacity of cities. Capacity to promote energy expenditure may depend on targeted age groups, age of population, and municipal fiscal capacity. Cities with lower fiscal capacity might offer those higher MET-hour activities which require less specialized equipment and seek outside funding to offer higher MET programs.

Language: en