Does BodyWork? : Assessment of Opportunities to Expand the Changing Aging Program
department or school: Education, Faculty of
department or school: Kinesiology, School of
data provider: DSpace
contributor: University of British Columbia. School of Kinesiology
contributor: UBC BodyWorks
contributor: University of British Columbia. Campus and Community Planning
creator: Gill, Ria
creator: Poblete, Grace
creator: Pohang, Monika
creator: Wan, Ashley
creator: Wong, Carson
issued: 2024-07-30T18:15:29Z
issued: 2024-04-12
description: BodyWorks, which is the School of Kinesiology’s outreach program at UBC, currently offers two weekly exercise classes for older adults, with one of them being the Changing Aging program. This study aimed to provide specific recommendations for the BodyWorks staff to assist them in guiding their next steps with the expansion of the Changing Aging program within more community centers across the Greater Vancouver Area (GVA). Throughout this study, key success factors and challenges that past and present Changing Aging program members have experienced were taken into consideration. In addition, this study also looked to understand the aspects that would attract future participants to the program. After identifying the target population, which included those who would be eligible to participate in the Changing Aging program along with those who have or who are currently participating in that program, in-person and online recruitment began. This study included a mixed-methods design and questions were split into two categories, one for past and present Changing Aging participants and the other for those who have never participated in the program. Once the data collection period came to an end, a total of 58 responses were recorded. To analyze the quantitative responses, descriptive statistics were used, whereas descriptive qualitative statistics and thematic analysis were used to analyze the qualitative survey responses. The survey responses highlighted several key findings, such as common modes of transportation, class day and timing preferences, motivators for participating in exercise classes, important qualities in an exercise leader, and specific facility features. Based on the results, the recommendations for BodyWorks to consider when expanding the Changing Aging program into other community centers revolve around accessibility, perceptions and interests in exercise, and facility and program resources. In terms of accessibility, BodyWorks should implement the Chan…
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note: Does BodyWork?: Assessment of Opportunities to Expand the Changing Aging ProgramGroup #8Ria GillGrace PobleteMonika PohangAshley WanCarson WongBodyWorksKIN 464: Health Promotion and Physical ActivityDr. Andrea Bundonandrea.bundon@ubc.caApril 12, 20242DisclaimerDisclaimer: UBC SEEDS Sustainability Program provides students with the opportunity to sharethe findings of their studies, as well as their opinions, conclusions, and recommendations withthe UBC community. The reader should bear in mind that this is a student research project and isnot an official document of UBC. Furthermore, readers should bear in mind that these reportsmay not reflect the current status of activities at UBC. We urge you to contact the researchpersons mentioned in a report or the SEEDS Sustainability Program representative about thecurrent status of the subject matter of a report.3Executive summaryBodyWorks, which is the School of Kinesiology’s outreach program at UBC, currentlyoffers two weekly exercise classes for older adults, with one of them being the Changing Agingprogram. This study aimed to provide specific recommendations for the BodyWorks staff toassist them in guiding their next steps with the expansion of the Changing Aging program withinmore community centers across the Greater Vancouver Area (GVA). Throughout this study, keysuccess factors and challenges that past and present Changing Aging program members haveexperienced were taken into consideration. In addition, this study also looked to understand theaspects that would attract future participants to the program.After identifying the target population, which included those who would be eligible toparticipate in the Changing Aging program along with those who have or who are currentlyparticipating in that program, in-person and online recruitment began. This study included amixed-methods design and questions were split into two categories, one for past and presentChanging Aging participants and the other for those who have ne…
has type: Report
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0444900
language: eng
peer review status: Unreviewed
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
rights: Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
rights URI: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
scholar level: Undergraduate
is part of: UBC Social Ecological Economic Development Studies (SEEDS) Student Report
is part of: University of British Columbia. KIN 464
subject: Community
subject: Health
subject: Wellbeing
type: Text
identifier URI: http://hdl.handle.net/2429/88773