公共交通是增加体育活动的有希望的策略吗? 来自对客观测量的公共交通使用和体力活动研究的证据
Jack T Evans1, Oliver Stanesby1,2, Leigh Blizzard1
1Menzies Institute for Medical Research, University of Tasmania, 17 Liverpool St, Hobart, Tasmania, 7000, Australia.
概括
公共交通工具的使用大大提高了日常步行和身体活动. 即使是一次每天的巴士行程也可以增加1700多步,有助于实现健康目标.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 流行病学 流行病学
- 运输研究 运输研究
背景情况:
- 公共交通使用与增加体力活动有关.
- 量化每次公共交通旅行获得的确切体力活动以及使用量增加的总收益仍然未确定.
- 需要客观的措施来评估公共交通,体力活动和久坐时间之间的联系.
研究的目的:
- 客观地量化公共交通使用与身体活动水平之间的关联.
- 为了确定与不同数量的日常公共交通旅行相关的身体活动和久坐时间变化.
- 评估增加公共交通使用的潜在健康益处.
主要方法:
- 在塔斯马尼亚州霍巴特,对不常见的澳大利亚公共汽车用户 (n=73) 的纵向研究.
- 在36周内通过智能卡记录收集的每日公共汽车行程的客观数据.
- 目标加速度计测量了每天的步数,中度至强度的体力活动,以及四个一周的静坐时间.
主要成果:
- 与不使用公共交通工具的日期相比,公共交通工具使用的日子与步骤 (2147.48),中度至强度的体力活动 (22.79分钟) 和久坐时间 (37.00分钟) 相关.
- 每天步数最大的增加 (1761.63) 发生在从零到一公共汽车旅行时.
- 增加的步骤减少了超过一次旅行,而久坐时间显著增加到两次旅行.
结论:
- 增加的公共交通使用与更高的体力活动和久坐行为相关.
- 公共汽车旅行可以为实现日常体育活动目标贡献15-30%.
- 通过政策和公共卫生倡议促进公共交通可以带来显著的人口健康益处.
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