Mass Participation - USA
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- Created on: 24-11-14 18:44
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- Mass Participation - USA
- Mass participation rates are lower in the USA than in the UK
- Mass participation in sport is not high in the USA
- Individual activities show higher participation than team games
- Men participate in sport more than women
- Growing Trends
- Gym ad jogging culture since the 1950s
- Engagement in physical activity is increasing
- Walking, jogging, stretching and weight training = most popular
- Obesity problems
- 15% of American 16-19 year olds are clinically obese
- 40 million people are obese
- 75% of individuals are not reaching the basic activity recommendations
- 25% are completely sedentary
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