title: Factors predicting the capacity of Los Angeles city-region recreation programs to promote energy expenditure.
abstract: An audit of recreation programs with moderate or higher levels of physical activity (PA) in Los Angeles area cities (N=82) was conducted using internet, telephone, and survey methods. Metabolic Equivalents (METs) were used to code programs׳ physical activity intensity. MET-hours per recreation program was associated with required age for enrollment, percent of residents >64 years of age, and fiscal capacity of cities. Capacity to promote energy expenditure may depend on targeted age groups, age of population, and municipal fiscal capacity. Cities with lower fiscal capacity might offer those higher MET-hour activities which require less specialized equipment and seek outside funding to offer higher MET programs.
authors.affiliation: Claremont Graduate University, School of Community and Global Health, 675 W. Foothill Blvd, Suite 310, Claremont, CA 91711, USA. Electronic address: kim.reynolds@cgu.edu.
authors.forename: Kim D
authors.initials: KD
authors.lastname: Reynolds
authors.affiliation: University of Southern California, Department of American Studies & Ethnicity, 3620 S. Vermont Avenue, Kaprielian Hall 462, Los Angeles, CA 90089-2534, USA. Electronic address: Dahmann@usc.edu.
authors.forename: Nicholas
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Dahmann
authors.affiliation: University of California, Berkeley, College of Environmental Design, 230 Wurster Hall #1820, Berkeley, CA 94720-1820, USA. Electronic address: Wolch@berkeley.edu.
authors.forename: Jennifer
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wolch
authors.affiliation: San Diego State University, Department of Geography, 5500 Campanile Drive, San Diego, CA 92182, USA. Electronic address: pmarcell@mail.sdsu.edu.
authors.forename: Pascale
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Joassart-Marcelli
authors.affiliation: University of Southern California, Institute for Prevention Research, Health Sciences Campus, SSB 302E, M/C 9239, Los Angeles, CA 90089-9239, USA. Electronic address: Dunton@usc.edu.
authors.forename: Genevieve
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Dunton
authors.affiliation: Claremont Graduate University, School of Community and Global Health, 675 W. Foothill Blvd, Suite 310, Claremont, CA 91711, USA. Electronic address: drudulph@apu.edu.
authors.forename: Diana
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Rudulph
authors.affiliation: University of Michigan, School of Natural Resources & Environment, 1064 Dana Building, 440 Church Street, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1041, USA. Electronic address: jpnewell@umich.edu.
authors.forename: Joshua
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Newell
authors.affiliation: Claremont Graduate University, School of Community and Global Health, 675 W. Foothill Blvd, Suite 310, Claremont, CA 91711, USA. Electronic address: jennifer.thayer@cgu.edu.
authors.forename: Jennifer
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Thayer
authors.affiliation: University of California, Berkeley, School of Public Health, 50 University Hall #7360, Berkeley, CA 9472, USA. Electronic address: Jerrett@berkeley.edu.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jerrett
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D004734:Energy Metabolism; D004779:Environment Design / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D015444:Exercise; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000191:economics; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D015141:Los Angeles; D055686:Metabolic Equivalent; D008875:Middle Aged; D009043:Motor Activity; D055361:Multilevel Analysis; D011633:Public Facilities / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011998:Recreation; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Fiscal capacity; METs; Parks; Physical activity; Recreation