Objective measures
Subjective measures
Individual & historical factors
Social & cultural factors
Geographic & environmental factors
100

This tool uses sensors to measure the amount and intensity of movement by detecting acceleration.

What is an accelerometer?

100

This subjective method involves participants recalling their physical activity over a specified period and can be paper-based or digital.

What is a recall survey?

100

During this life stage, you are often encouraged to participate in organised sports and physical activities as part of their education and development.

Childhood

100

This factor refers to the impact of family traditions and community norms on an individual's physical activity habits.

What are cultural factors?

100

This environmental factor includes the design and maintenance of urban spaces, which can impact residents' ability to engage in physical activity.

Urban planning 

200

This objective method involves wearing a device that counts steps taken throughout the day.

What is pedometry?

200

This type of assessment involves trained observers systematically watching and recording physical activity in various settings.

What is observational assessment?

200

This historical period saw a significant rise in women’s participation in sports and physical activities, largely due to social movements advocating for gender equality.

The 20th century

200

This concept refers to societal attitudes and norms that can either encourage or discourage physical activity, often influenced by media and advertising.

Social factors

200

Refers to the nature and arrangement of places in a given area and the position of the area 

What are geographic influences?
300

Is highly suitable for measuring children and adolescents physical activity but is less suitable for measuring adults and older adults 

What group of people is direct observation suitable to measure their physical activity?

300

Useful in a variety of community settings and school-based settings but is difficult to use with large populations and is time-consuming

What is 1 benefit and 1 limitation of direct observation?
300
Is your positive attitude and motivation to complete physical exercise 

Self-efficacy

300

Negative experiences at school, peer pressure and boy dominance in class may be barriers to which group of people

Teenagers and young women

300
Aesthetically pleasing, water, tress, grasslands, bushlands

What physical environments will often increase participation in physical activity?

400

Is highly suitable for measuring adolescents and adults physical activity but less suitable for chidlren

What age group are accelerometers suitable for measuring physical activity

400

Are usually completed on behalf of a person unable to reliably or accurately self-report

What is a proxy report?

400

This personal factor can affect a persons access to physical activity opportunities.

Low socioeconomic status
400

This cultural norm in some countries may discourage women from participating in certain physical activities due to societal expectations.

Gender norms

400

Accessibility and safety are barriers for people in what location?

Rural locations

500

Measures frequency, intensity, duration and energy expenditure but doesn't measure type and context. Is a high expense but has low reactivity.

What is an accelerometer suitable for measuring?

500

Measures frequency, intensity, duration, type, context, energy expenditure, is a low expense but has high reactivity 

What are diaries suitable for assessing?

500

This historical factor, characterized by the industrial revolution, led to a significant decline in daily physical activity due to increased mechanisation and sedentary jobs.

Industrialisation 

500

Are those with non-english speaking backgrounds at a higher risk of being inactive or are english speaking people

Non-english

500

The presence of cycling trails that connect communities

What is an example of how we can change the physical environment to increase physical activity?