- Title
- A systematic review of outdoor gym use: current evidence and future directions
- Creator
- Jansson, Anna K.; Lubans, David R.; Smith, Jordan J.; Duncan, Mitch J.; Haslam, Rebecca; Plotnikoff, Ronald C.
- Relation
- Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport Vol. 22, Issue 12, p. 1335-1343
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jsams.2019.08.003
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2019
- Description
- Objectives: While outdoor gyms are being rapidly installed around the globe, little is known about their implications on physical activity, and fitness and other health-related outcomes. The primary objective of this systematic review was to examine the effects of outdoor gyms on physical activity, fitness and other health-related outcomes. Secondary objectives were to describe outdoor gym characteristics, user characteristics, and outdoor gym usage. Design: Systematic review. Methods: Peer-reviewed papers published in English were obtained through online database searches of the following databases; EBSCO, SPORTdiscus, Medline, PsycINFO, Web of Science, Scopus and Informit. Searches covered the periods from database inception to January 2019. Studies that reported on the efficacy of outdoor gym use for physical activity, health-related outcomes or descriptive aspects of outdoor gyms and their users were eligible for inclusion. Results: There was some support that outdoor gyms may improve physical activity, fitness and other health-related outcomes, however few experimental studies have been conducted. There was no consistency between outdoor gyms in terms types and number of installed equipment for each facility. Further, this review found discrepancies of whom were the most likely users of outdoor gyms and when they were mainly used. Conclusions: This review contributes to the limited evidence on the impact and characteristics of outdoor gyms on physical activity and fitness and health-related outcomes.
- Subject
- exercise; resistance training; public health; review; outdoor gyms; physical activity
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1463062
- Identifier
- uon:46627
- Identifier
- ISSN:1440-2440
- Language
- eng
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