Abstract:
The Purpose of this project was to distinguish the various physical activity levels between men and women. The first phase of the project involved a series of outdoor observational studies to identify physically active males versus females. Physical activity was defined as persons 18 and over biking, walking, or running along the south side of the Vancouver seawall. The data collection was conducted over a period of 20 days, excluding Saturdays and Sundays, through visual analysis. It was found that on average 41 males and 52 females per day were physically active, with a standard deviation of 23 for males and 29 for females. Due to the large overlap in these results, we failed to reject the null hypothesis that gender does not determine the amount of physical activity on the seawall, as measured by walking, running, or cycling. Exploration of additional observational data revealed a strong correlation between weather and activity intensity levels for both male and female groups. These results led us to question, do men partake in outdoor physical activity more than women?
Who we are:
Paige Holloway,
Applied Biology: Food & the Environment, major in Land and Food Systems, UBC.
Rebecca Shim,
Nutritional Sciences, major in Land and Food Systems, UBC.
Jackie O’Neil,
Global Resource Management : Freshwater, major in Land and Food Systems, UBC
Celise Bellamy
Dietetic, major in Land and Food Systems, UBC
Megan Bontogon
Nutritional Sciences, major in Land and Food Systems, UBC.
