Domains of Physical Activity
What is household/gardening?
Ten minutes, an hour, thirty-five minutes, etc.
What is time?
It counts steps but can't measure dimensions or domains of physical activity.
What is a pedometer?
The Physical Activity Guidelines for 5-17 year olds.
What is an hour of moderate to vigorous physical activity a day?
The component at the centre of the model that deals with knowledge and level of education, motor skills, and more personalised attributes.
What is The Individual?
Bricklaying, PE teaching, waitressing, etc.
What is occupational?
Three times a week, twice a day, every six months, once a year, etc.
What is frequency?
This form of assessment involves answering questions after exercise and is prone to social desirability bias.
What are recall surveys?
The recommended screen-time for 5-17 year olds.
What is no more than two hours per day.
The layer of the model focusing on social support and the influence of family and friends.
What is the Social Environment?
Riding your bike to the station, walking to school, scootering to netball training, etc.
What is active transport?
The talk test is a method of measuring this. If you're doing moderate activity, you can talk but not sing. If you're doing vigorous activity, you cannot say more than a few words without pausing for a breath.
What is intensity?
This subjective method is similar to journaling and holds a high level of reactivity.
What are diaries?
The Physical Activity Guidelines for 18-64 year olds.
What is 2.5-5 hours of moderate or 1.25-2.5 hours of vigorous activity?
Cross-country Fridays at Alice Miller exemplify this layer of the Social-Ecological Model.
What is Policy?
Activities completed during one's discretional time.
What is leisure?
The Guidelines recommending muscle-strengthening activities is an example of this dimension of physical activity.
What is type?
This type of direct observation measures students' physical activity, lesson context, and teacher behaviour during PE classes.
What is SOFIT?
Tai chi, lawn bowls, yoga, and dancing are examples of this type of activity that elderly Australians are recommended to incorporate into their lives. To say that all older Australians do this sufficiently is a stretch!
What are flexibility activities?
This a-word example of the Physical Environment layer refers to the perceived beauty of a particular facility or environment.
An accountant doing a pilates class after work is an example of this domain.
What is leisure?
When devising physical activity plans, the dimensions of physical activity should be considered along with this formula for setting goals.
What is the SMARTER method?
The tendency of individuals to respond to stimuli in a way that they think will be viewed favourably by others, often resulting in overreporting good behaviour and underreporting poor behaviour.
What is social desirability bias?
The Guidelines recommend young Australians do these types of activities at least three times a week.
What are muscle-strengthening activities?
This hyphenated component within the Individual layer is synonymous with self-belief and refers to a person's confidence in achieving goals, etc.
What is self-efficacy?