Year: 2010
Type: report
Abstract: Professionals in health promotion are starting to look at gardening as a strategy for health behavior change.This popular leisure time activity provides access to physical activity and fresh fruits and vegetables for consumption, two behaviors consistently recommended for optimum physical health.Coupled with a lifestyle low in sedentary behavior these behaviors can offset the health risks of the prevailing trends of overweight and obesity.Spending time outdoors is associated with higher levels of physical activity, while screen based behaviors are associated with unhealthy eating.No studies to date have looked at the health behaviors of gardeners, or the effects it may have on their family's health behaviors.The purpose of this report is to examine, through descriptive research, the health behaviors of gardening and non-gardening parents and their fourth or fifth grade child.Surveys were administered to a convenience sample Table of Contents List of Figures ......
Author: Ann Marie Smith
Language: English
Topic: Physical Activity and Health
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W132234666