Evaluation of Outdoor Fitness Equipment in Terms of Physical Activity, Health and Ergonomic

Abstract

This study aims to identify people's experience of using outdoor fitness equipment in terms of physical activity, health and ergonomic. Within the scope of this study, individuals (94 females, 99 males, a total of 193 participants) who came to 20 parks with outdoor sports areas belonging to Ankara Çankaya Municipality, were interviewed with a face-to-face interview method consisting of 13 questions not exceeding 4 minutes. It was determined that the majority of individuals (65,28%) spent 46-60 minutes on sports. It was determined that 60,1% of the participants wanted to do sports in the company of an expert, but there was no statistically significant relationship (p> 0.05) between the state of doing sports in the company of an expert and their educational status. It was found that there is a significant difference between genders and some sports equipment used (p> 0.05). All the individuals (193 people) stated that they preferred the tools they used because they thought that certain parts of their bodies were activated. 12,4% of the participants had an injury in the outdoor sports areas they went to, and they stated that these injuries were mostly in the leg area (37,5%). However, there was no significant relationship between this disability, age, education level, and time allocated to sports (p> 0.05). When the ergonomic preference reasons for these areas are examined, it was discovered that transportation (4.53 points), location (4.36 points), and cleanliness (4.22 points) are important criteria for evaluating the outdoor sports areas used by individuals. Outdoor sports fields are preferred by users in many respects. Designing the outdoor sports areas ergonomically with exercise equipment suitable for all ages, enriching the walking paths with many alternatives, offering individuals the opportunity to exercise in these areas in the presence of experts is a cheap investment, but it is thought to be a very valuable step in terms of raising a healthy society.

Keywords

• Physical activity
• Health
• Outdoor
• Sports equipment
• Ergonomics

Dış Mekân Spor Aletlerinin Fiziksel Aktivite, Sağlık ve Ergonomik Açıdan Değerlendirilmesi

Öz

Bu çalışma, insanların fiziksel aktivite, sağlık ve ergonomik açıdan dış mekân spor aletlerini kullanma deneyimlerini belirlemeyi amaçlamaktadır. Bu çalışma kapsamında Ankara Çankaya Belediyesi’ne ait dış mekân spor alanı bulunan 20 parka fiziksel aktivite yapmak amacıyla gelen bireylere (94 kadın, 99 erkek toplam 193 katılımcı), 4 dakikayı geçmeyen toplam 13 sorudan oluşan yüz yüze görüşme yöntemi ile anket çalışması yapılmıştır. Bireylerin çoğunluğunun (%65,28) 46-60 dakikasını spora ayırdığı belirlenmiştir. Katılımcıların %60’nın uzman eşliğinde spor yapmak istediği, ancak uzman eşliğinde spor yapma durumu ile eğitim durumu arasında istatistiksel olarak anlamlı bir ilişkinin bulunmadığı (p>0.05) tespit edilmiştir. Cinsiyetler ile kullanılan bazı spor aletleri arasında anlamlı bir fark olduğu görülmüştür (p<0.05). Bireylerin tamamı (193 kişi) kullandıkları aletleri vücutlarında belli bölgelerinin çalıştırdığını düşündükleri için tercih ettiklerini belirtmiştir. Katılımcıların %12,4’ü gittiği dış mekân spor alanlarında sakatlık geçirmiş olup, bu sakatlanmaların en çok bacak bölgesinde (%37,5) olduğunu belirtmişlerdir. Ancak bu sakatlık durumunun yaş, eğitim durumu ve spora ayrılan süreyle aralarında anlamlı bir ilişki bulunamamıştır (p>0.05). Bu alanların ergonomik açıdan tercih sebepleri incelendiğinde; Ulaşım (4,53 puan), konum (4,36 puan) ve temizliğin (4,22 puan) bireylerin kullandıkları dış mekân spor alanlarını değerlendirme önemli kriterler olduğu tespit edilmiştir. Dış mekân spor alanları birçok açıdan kullanıcılar tarafından tercih edilmektedir. Bu alanların her yaşa uygun egzersiz aletleri ile ergonomik açıdan uygun tasarlanması, yürüyüş yollarının birçok alternatifle zenginleştirilmesi, uzmanlar eşliğinde bireylere bu alanlarda egzersiz yapma imkânı sunulması ucuz maliyetli bir yatırım olmakla birlikte sağlıklı toplum yetiştirilmesi açısından çok değerli bir adım olacağı düşünülmektedir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Fiziksel aktivite
• Sağlık
• Dış mekan
• Spor aletleri
• Ergonomi

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