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Europarc Health & Protected Areas Working Group:
BTCV Green Gym
March 2011
Our purpose
Our Vision: A better environment where people feel valued, included and involved
Our Mission: To create a more sustainable future by inspiring people and improving places.
• Improving peoples health by enabling them to take part in activities to improve their local environment
• Neighbourhood projects• Collaboration between health and environment
Gym…but not as you know it!
• Practical activity to improve the environment
• Once a week or more
BTCV Green Gym:The Basics
Typical Session
• 3 to 4 Hours
• Warm up and Cool down
• Health and Safety Talk
•Getting on with the job!
• Tea Break
• Provide sessions of practical environmental volunteering or gardening which are active, varied and keep peoples interest
• Take part in the evaluation of the benefits to participants by entering participant details into BTCV’s ‘Count Me In’ and administering evaluation questionnaires.
• Follow safe practices, including first aid cover at all Green Gym activities and up to date insurance cover.
• At least one leader at all GG activities to have successfully completed the GG Training
• Encourage people to stay active either in the Green Gym or by signposting participants to other physical activity and green exercise programmes.
BTCV Green Gym:Essential Criteria
• Established in 1997
• Partnership between BTCV and Dr. Bird
• Alternative to the gym - no lycra!
Background
Green Gym Development Summary, Scotland
(April 2008 -March 2011) • Total Partnerships - 86• Total Partner Organisations - 244Development Stage • Promotion of concept - 1• Developing a partnership - 12• Applying for funding - 17• Funding agreed - 4• Project underway - 29• Project complete - 12• Community group/Licence established - 10• Project Abandoned – 1
• Physical Activity
• Mental Health
• Social Inclusion and health inequalities
• Linking people with their environment
Health Issues Addressed by BTCV Green Gym
THE EVIDENCEComparison of heart-rate response during two sessions of activity
0
50
100
150
200
Time Minutes
Heart Rate
Green GymStep aerobics
V Reynolds 1999 V Reynolds 1999 OCHRADOCHRAD
Felling Trees
Tree Planting
Walking
Cycling
Sitting
0 2 4 6 8 10
Kcal/min
Running
Digging
Aerobics
Weeding
Raking
McArdle,Katch and Katch, 1996
63 26 8
63 34 1
55 35 6
68 30 1
0% 50% 100%
% Volunteers Surveyed (n=146)
Carry out practical work thatbenefits my local community
Work well in a team
Learn new skills
Meet new people
2010-11 Healthy Communities survey- Participating in a BTCV Health Programme has enabled me to...
Strongly agree
Agree
Neither agreenor disagree
51 39 8
29 41 20
39 48 10
48 38 10
52 39 5
0% 50% 100%
% Volunteers Surveyed (n=146)
My overall health and wellbeinghas improved
I know more people in myneighbourhood
I know more about the environment
I've met people in my community Iwouldn't normally socalise with
I've Improved my local enviroment
2010-11 Healthy Communities survey - Since taking part in a BTCV Health programme...
StronglyAgree
Agree
Neitheragree nordisagree
63 32 4
69 30 0
66 29 3
59 30 8
0% 50% 100%
% Volunteers Surveyed (n=146)
Was easy to get involvedwith
Made me feel welcome
Made me feel valued
Benefitted my community
2010-11 Healthy Communities survey - The BTCV health programme I took part in...
Strongly Agree
Agree
Neither agree nordisagree
Motivation for joining GG (n=369)
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
% o
f G
G P
arti
cip
ants
High Low
Low 7 14 17 20 18 25 20 31 58 65
High 92 84 81 78 78 72 77 65 37 18
Being outdoors
Improving environment
Meeting people
Keeping f itLearning new
skillsCommunity involvement
Health benefits
Stress reliefLosing w eight
Family involvement
92% of GG Participants were motivated to join GG by ‘being outdoors’ yet only 37% were motivated to join GG to ‘lose weight’
National Intro Stats June 05
1. Short programme Green Gym (Discover Green Gym)
2. Employee Green Gym3. “Quick start” Green Gym
Community Group4. Community Green Gym5. School Green Gym 6. Youth Green Gym7. BTCV Green Gym Licence8. Direct Delivery Green
Gym
BTCV Green Gym development options in Scotland:
