TY - JOUR
T1 - Impact on well-being and motivation to physical activity practice by ‘Moving Park’ project in Italy
AU - Xu, Zhengyang
AU - Marini, Sofia
AU - Mauro, Mario
AU - Grigoletto, Alessia
AU - Barone, Giuseppe
AU - Pinelli, Erika
AU - Zinno, Raffaele
AU - Pilone, Pietro Loro
AU - Arduini, Sonia
AU - Vitiello, Mauro
AU - Vicentini, Bruno
AU - Boldrini, Giorgia
AU - Musti, Muriel Assunta
AU - Pandolfi, Paolo
AU - Liberti, Maurizio
AU - Astorino, Gerardo
AU - MASINI, ALICE
AU - Bragonzoni, Laura
AU - Dallolio, Laura
AU - Maietta Latessa, Pasqualino
AU - Toselli, Stefania
PY - 2025
Y1 - 2025
N2 - It is widely known that regular physical activity (PA) can provide substantial benefits to health and well-being. Green spaces and supervised PA interventions by trainers are also effective factors in increasing participation in PA. Hence, the “Moving Parks” project conducted by the Municipality of Bologna, Italy, emerged out of necessity. This study aimed to measure the effectiveness and the reasonableness of the project by investigating the effects of Moving Park intervention on participants’ well-being and motivations for future PA engagement. Two questionnaire surveys before and after the participation in the project were administered and 138 valid results were analyzed. The results suggest a significant improvement in well-being after participating in the outdoor sessions provided by the present study; the most possible motivation which drives to practice PA is the feeling of guilt, especially for females. Overall, the continuation of the “Moving Parks” project is rewarding to the residents, reducing stress, and improving wellbeing.
AB - It is widely known that regular physical activity (PA) can provide substantial benefits to health and well-being. Green spaces and supervised PA interventions by trainers are also effective factors in increasing participation in PA. Hence, the “Moving Parks” project conducted by the Municipality of Bologna, Italy, emerged out of necessity. This study aimed to measure the effectiveness and the reasonableness of the project by investigating the effects of Moving Park intervention on participants’ well-being and motivations for future PA engagement. Two questionnaire surveys before and after the participation in the project were administered and 138 valid results were analyzed. The results suggest a significant improvement in well-being after participating in the outdoor sessions provided by the present study; the most possible motivation which drives to practice PA is the feeling of guilt, especially for females. Overall, the continuation of the “Moving Parks” project is rewarding to the residents, reducing stress, and improving wellbeing.
KW - Green spaces
KW - Longitudinal survey
KW - Physical activity
KW - Psychological wellbeing
KW - Supervised physical activity
KW - Green spaces
KW - Longitudinal survey
KW - Physical activity
KW - Psychological wellbeing
KW - Supervised physical activity
UR - https://iris.uniupo.it/handle/11579/218887
U2 - 10.1007/s11332-025-01447-1
DO - 10.1007/s11332-025-01447-1
M3 - Article
SN - 1824-7490
VL - 21
SP - 2241
EP - 2255
JO - Sport Sciences for Health
JF - Sport Sciences for Health
IS - 3
ER -
