A Guideline for Promoting Adequate Physical Activity in Communities, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Province

Abstract

This participatory action research aimed to establish guidelines for promoting adequate physical activity in communities, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Province. This research used villages as the unit of data analysis and purposive sampling, selecting Ban Khung Rakham, Moo 7, Sam Ruean Subdistrict, Bang Pa-in District, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Province. The instruments used for data collection were: 1) focus group discussion topics for planning, 2) focus group discussion topics for operating, 3) focus group discussion topics for observing the results, and 4) focus group discussion topics for reflecting the results.
The research results were found that: a model for promoting adequate physical activity in communities consists of 4 steps: 1) establish a working group, define outcomes, goals, objectives, data collection, and plan the implementation, 2) design physical activities, 3) implement the activities, and 4) evaluate and summarize the results of the operation. 70 percent of the population (across all three age groups) engage in sufficient physical activity in their daily lives, according to the defined outcomes of the operation. The activity design can be organized into groups of people who have engaged in sufficient physical activity, "Rabum hedtubtao: The dance of the liver mushroom" for the opening ceremony of the eco-cultural tourism exhibition "Hedtubtao ngam ti Sam Ruean: Beautiful liver mushrooms at Sam Ruean" of Bang Pa-in District, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Province.