Parks and physical health Flashcards
Individual health/wellness is holistic
Multiple dimensions comprise our overall health/wellness
Recreation/leisure can
influence multiple dimensions
Be influenced by multiple dimensions
The various dimensions of our health are influenced by
personal and environmental factors
Ecosystem analogy
The health of everything in the
ecosystem is linked together
Microsystem: Our immediate surroundings
Exosystem: Institutions beyond our immediate
surroundings
Macrosystem: Larger culture we exist in
PHYSICAL HEALTH
PHYSICAL HEALTH
The dimension of health dealing with our physical self
Interactions with other dimensions?
Higher stress lowers physical wellbeing
Lower income individuals have lower physical wellbeing
Physical activity improves emotional health outcomes
Physical health is a
product of multiple systems:
Microsystem: Our immediate surroundings
Our physical activity choices are influenced by our peers
Exosystem: Institutions beyond immediate surroundings
School curriculum does/does not include PE
Macrosystem: Larger cultural we exist in
Society may/may not value physical fitness
US public parks
US has 100,000+ public parks
Small “pocket parks”
Community parks
Sports complexes
Natural resource areas
~70% of US residents live within walking distance
~70% of US residents utilize public parks