Physical activity in a rural community in Colombia

Abstract

It is necessary to build up evidence regarding physical activity in rural areas in order to implement public policies that promote its practice in communities where socioeconomic and health inequities exist. Part of the population living in the community where the study was carried out does not follow the WHO recommendations on physical activity; therefore, the lack of public health interventions is highlighted. A better coherence between international resolutions, national public policies and their implementation could lead to an increase in practice levels of physical activity.

The Physical Activity Patterns among Rural Chinese Adults: Data from China National Nutrition and Health Survey in 2010–2012

“…In our study, subjects were more likely to participate in LTPA if they were in older age groups, in a higher educational level, in a higher economic level, or not farmers, which was similar to results from previous studies [ 22 ]. Compared with Brazil and other countries [ 23 , 24 , 25 ], the LTPA prevalence in adults was lower in rural China. One possible reason was that LTPA was not very common for rural Chinese adults.…”