Faculty/staff perceptions of a free campus fitness facility

Brown, Theresa C.; Volberding, Jennifer; Baghurst, Timothy; Sellers, John

doi:10.1108/ijwhm-05-2013-0020

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“…The World Health Organisation (WHO) PA guidelines suggest that adults should engage in a minimum of 150 minutes of moderate to vigorously physical activities, alongside undertaking muscle-strengthening exercises twice a week. There are several explanations that may suggest why majority of the adults do not participate in regular PA. For example, contemporary evidence suggests that "time availability" is the primary barrier preventing adults from achieving the recommended guideline (Brown, Volberding, Baghurst, & Sellers, 2014;Edmunds, Hurst, & Harvey, 2013;Joseph, Ainsworth, Keller, & Dodgson, 2015;Leininger, Adams, & DeBeliso, 2015a). Furthermore, it is the time specifically devoted to "work responsibilities" which are purported to have the biggest detrimental impact upon engagement in regular PA (Bardus, Blake, Lloyd, & Suzanne Suggs, 2014;da Silva et al, 2017).…”

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An Evaluation of Physical Activity Levels amongst University Employees

Safi¹,

Cole²,

Kelly³

et al. 2021

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Approximately 60% of the world's population do not meet the physical activity (PA) guidelines. Physical inactivity is increasing in occupations, with work-related health issues becoming more prevalent. University employees' work in a range of job roles and PA levels in this population is unclear. Thus, this study aimed to evaluate PA levels amongst university employees in a UK Higher Education institution. Four hundred employees (male = 131, female = 269) partook in this quantitative study and completed an online International Physical Activity Questionnaire Long Form (IPAQ-LF) to assess total moderate to vigorous PA (MVPA) and work-related MVPA. A Mann-Whitney U test examined differences in total MVPA and work-related MVPA between genders and a Kruskal-Wallis H test examined differences in total MVPA and work related MVPA between job roles. The findings showed that university employees engaged in a median of 330 minutes and 1770 METs of MVPA across all domains of IPAQ-LF. Further, the median time spent in total work PA was 30 minutes and 123 METs. There was a significant difference between genders, as males engaged in 150 minutes more total MVPA compared to females (p < 0.05). No significant differences were found in total MVPA and work-related MVPA across job roles (p > 0.05). Findings suggest that job role does not affect PA levels within university workplace, although they do propose that males engage in more MVPA compared to females. As a result of the subjective nature of this research, objective research is required to confirm current findings.

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An Evaluation of Physical Activity Levels amongst University Employees

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Cole²,

Kelly³

et al. 2021

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“…The university was purposefully chosen because the campus fitness facilities’ usage fee had been paid by campus administration and the fitness facilities were located in a convenient location on the campus. The data used for this study were taken from a larger survey regarding employees’ perceived benefits and barriers to using campus fitness facilities (see 11). Permission to complete the study was granted by the university institutional review board, as well as the administrative staff of the campus fitness facilities, and all participants completed an informed consent.…”

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“…An important factor influencing individuals’ decisions to exercise in a fitness facility is related to their perceptions of the motivational climate (11). The motivational climate can be thought of as individuals’ perceptions of the psychological atmosphere created by important others in achievement settings (8,12).…”

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Comparing current fitness center members’ perceptions of the motivational climate with non-members

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Researchers using an achievement goal theory and caring climate framework have highlighted the connection between fitness center members' climate perceptions and their exercise motivation. However, much of what is known comes from current members, with little known about former and non-members' perceptions. The purpose of this study was to compare current, former, and non-members' perceptions of the motivational climate of a university campus fitness facility. Faculty and staff ( N = 657) at a large American university completed a one-time mixed-methods survey about their perceptions of the motivational climate (i.e. caring climate; preference for caring, task-, ego-involving climate), staff behaviors (i.e. caring, task involving), and usage of their campus fitness facility. Despite usage, quantitative analyses indicated that all participants reported valuing a caring, task-involving climate over a non-caring, ego-involving climate when choosing a fitness center. When asked about the particular fitness center for this study, current members were more likely than former and never users to perceive a caring climate where staff engaged in task-involving behaviors. Content analysis of the qualitative comments revealed that three main themes emerged with regard to perceptions and fell into positive, negative, and neutral categories. Overall, current users were more likely to perceive caring behaviors among the staff such as taking measures to welcome members and supporting their individualized goals. Former and never users were more likely to perceive staff as unhelpful, unwelcoming, and unfriendly. In an effort to remove barriers to physical activity, fitness professionals should consider how their behaviors, interactions, and promotional materials impact individuals' decision of whether to exercise at their fitness facility. The findings include a discussion for fitness staff to consider when creating advertisement and outreach efforts as well as how to foster the most effective climate to attract and retain exercisers.

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“…Following the procedure described in the previous section, we investigated the internal reliability of those initial determinants using exploratory factor analyses. We eliminated 9 items (9,10,11,31,38,39,48,49,50) that had cross-loading or had weak correlation with other items in a common factor and 11 items (26,36,37,40,41,51,52,53,54,55,56) that had a loading value less than 0.5. After eliminating those items, we had 32 items left.…”

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“…For instance, performing physical exercises in the workplace may be heavily influenced by colleagues’ and superiors’ behavior and attitude [ 34 ]. There are also several limitations in the office environment, such as lack of public space and public facilities [ 36 , 37 , 38 ]. The barriers indicated above are crucial to understanding office workers’ exercise behavior.…”

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Why Exercise at Work: Development of the Office Exercise Behavior Determinants Scale

Zhang

Ham

Ren

2021

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The constant increase in work pressure and the penetration of labor-saving technologies have significantly reduced physical activity in office-based work routines, threatening employees’ physical and mental well-being. Encouraging physical exercises at the office seems a potential solution. However, while there is a wealth of research into occupational health and workplace exercise promotion, little is known about which factors can influence the engagement of physical exercises in the office context. It is crucial to understand these determinants, in order to support the design of office exercise promoting intervention. This study explored the determinants of office workers’ exercise behavior by proposing and developing the Office Exercise Behavior Determinants (OEBD) scale based on existing behavioral and environmental research. The OEBD scale was assessed through an online questionnaire study involving 479 office workers. The results indicated that four factors (Intrinsic Motivation, Extrinsic Motivation, Social Environment, and Work Environment) contribute to office workers’ exercise behavior. Furthermore, confirmatory factor analysis of our obtained data provided evidence for the internal validity of the OEBD scale. Thereby, this research can support increased office exercise with valid measurements for behavioral determinants.

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Faculty/staff perceptions of a free campus fitness facility

Cited by 20 publications

References 29 publications

An Evaluation of Physical Activity Levels amongst University Employees

An Evaluation of Physical Activity Levels amongst University Employees

Comparing current fitness center members’ perceptions of the motivational climate with non-members

Why Exercise at Work: Development of the Office Exercise Behavior Determinants Scale

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