Reclaiming the streets for people: Insights from Ciclovías Recreativas in Latin America

Sarmiento, Olga L.; Castillo, A.; Triana, Camilo A.; Guerrero, María Eugenia; González, Silvia A.; Pratt, Michael

doi:10.1016/j.ypmed.2016.07.028

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“…This is also supported by the success of initiatives involving the repurposing of public spaces for PA in LA (e.g., Ciclovias – Open Street programs), which have been heavily driven by the need for improving social equity and augmenting social cohesion. 49,50 …”

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Where Latin Americans are physically active, and why does it matter? Findings from the IPEN-adult study in Bogota, Colombia; Cuernavaca, Mexico; and Curitiba, Brazil

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Preventive Medicine

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Latin America (LA) has a unique structural, political, cultural and social environment. This study aimed to identify the places where Latin American adults are physically active; and to determine the association of using public- and restricted-access places with physical activity (PA). We used data from the International PA Environment Network study in Bogota, Colombia (n=1000, accelerometry=249); Cuernavaca, Mexico (n=677, accelerometry=652); and Curitiba, Brazil (n=697, accelerometry=331) (2010-2011). Walking and moderate-to-vigorous PA for leisure were measured with the International Physical Activity Questionnaire. Overall PA and PA within 10-minute bouts were measured with accelerometers. Participants reported use of public- and restricted-access places for PA. Mixed-effects regression models were used to determine the association of using public- and restricted-access places with PA. The streets were the most frequently-reported place for PA, and walking was the most common PA in the studied places. ‘Informal’, non-exercise-or-sports places (e.g., shopping malls) ranked high for use for PA in Bogota and Cuernavaca. In Curitiba, use of ‘formal’ places for sports/exercise (e.g., gyms) was more prevalent. Using public-access places was directly related to walking for leisure in all cities, and to additional PA outcomes in Bogota and Cuernavaca. In Cuernavaca and Curitiba, using restricted-access places was also associated with PA. Our study highlights the importance of public-access places for PA in LA. In some contexts, places for social interaction may be as important for PA as places for exercise/sport. Strategies increasing the availability, accessibility and quality of these places may effectively promote PA in LA.

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Where Latin Americans are physically active, and why does it matter? Findings from the IPEN-adult study in Bogota, Colombia; Cuernavaca, Mexico; and Curitiba, Brazil

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“…This should be developed in consultation with teachers, parents, and students and reviewed over the course of a school year • Promising and scalable community interventions in public spaces represent an opportunity to promote physical activity in a socially inclusive environment that could contribute to decrease in the unequal access to recreational opportunities, mainly in LMIC. 139,140 For example, Ciclovías or Open Streets programs, implemented in at least 12 out of the 38 countries participating in the Global Matrix 2.0, are globally recognized as a program to promote physical activity. However, the impact of these programs on children's physical activity levels requires evaluation.…”

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Global Matrix 2.0: Report Card Grades on the Physical Activity of Children and Youth Comparing 38 Countries

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The Active Healthy Kids Global Alliance organized the concurrent preparation of Report Cards on the physical activity of children and youth in 38 countries from 6 continents (representing 60% of the world’s population). Nine common indicators were used (Overall Physical Activity, Organized Sport Participation, Active Play, Active Transportation, Sedentary Behavior, Family and Peers, School, Community and the Built Environment, and Government Strategies and Investments), and all Report Cards were generated through a harmonized development process and a standardized grading framework (from A = excellent, to F = failing). The 38 Report Cards were presented at the International Congress on Physical Activity and Public Health in Bangkok, Thailand on November 16, 2016. The consolidated findings are summarized in the form of a Global Matrix demonstrating substantial variation in grades both within and across countries. Countries that lead in certain indicators often lag in others. Average grades for both Overall Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior around the world are D (low/poor). In contrast, the average grade for indicators related to supports for physical activity was C. Lower-income countries generally had better grades on Overall Physical Activity, Active Transportation, and Sedentary Behaviors compared with higher-income countries, yet worse grades for supports from Family and Peers, Community and the Built Environment, and Government Strategies and Investments. Average grades for all indicators combined were highest (best) in Denmark, Slovenia, and the Netherlands. Many surveillance and research gaps were apparent, especially for the Active Play and Family and Peers indicators. International cooperation and cross-fertilization is encouraged to address existing challenges, understand underlying determinants, conceive innovative solutions, and mitigate the global childhood inactivity crisis. The paradox of higher physical activity and lower sedentary behavior in countries reporting poorer infrastructure, and lower physical activity and higher sedentary behavior in countries reporting better infrastructure, suggests that autonomy to play, travel, or chore requirements and/or fewer attractive sedentary pursuits, rather than infrastructure and structured activities, may facilitate higher levels of physical activity.

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“…Son diversas las publicaciones que soportan la importancia de acceder a espacios públicos adecuados cuados para que la población pueda caminar libremente y realizar actividades al aire libre acompañados o no de sus vecinos o familiares y como estrategia para prevenir o intervenir el exceso de peso (25,26). No obstante, en este aspecto, el departamento de Caldas todavía deja mucho que desear, por la escasa inversión en espacios pú-blicos en el área urbana para realizar este tipo de actividades y por la ausencia de una política públi-ca que busque el control de ambientes obesogéni-cos para la población de todos los estratos.…”

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Reclaiming the streets for people: Insights from Ciclovías Recreativas in Latin America

Cited by 78 publications

References 18 publications

Where Latin Americans are physically active, and why does it matter? Findings from the IPEN-adult study in Bogota, Colombia; Cuernavaca, Mexico; and Curitiba, Brazil

Where Latin Americans are physically active, and why does it matter? Findings from the IPEN-adult study in Bogota, Colombia; Cuernavaca, Mexico; and Curitiba, Brazil

Global Matrix 2.0: Report Card Grades on the Physical Activity of Children and Youth Comparing 38 Countries

Factores relacionados con hábitos y conductas de adultos con sobrepeso. Caldas, Colombia

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