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CITY OF LITTLE CANADA - PARK SYSTEM MASTER PLAN31 <br />Fitness and Non-traditional Sports <br />On the flip side of the trends in traditional sports participation is an <br />increased interest in sport fitness (walking, running, yoga, etc) and non- <br />traditional sports such as trap shooting, mountain biking, and archery. <br />According to the Sports & Fitness Industry Association’s (SFIA) 2016 <br />Study of Sports, Fitness, and Leisure Activities Topline Participation <br />Report, the 5 most popular sport and recreation activities are fitness <br />walking, treadmill, running/jogging, free weights, and road bicycling. <br />These activities have greater participation rates than any of the <br />traditional sports. See Figure 3.1on page 33 for a summary of national <br />participatory trends from the 2016 SFIA report. <br />Activity/Inactivity Levels <br />Overall activity of the US population increased .3% from 2015 to 2016, <br />but the rate of inactive individuals is 27.5% (2017 Physical Activity <br />Council Report). Whether this modest gain is the result of improved <br />access to recreation programs and facilities or individual responses <br />to health concerns, the implication for the role of parks and recreation <br />departments is a need to help integrate routine physical activity in <br />people’s daily lives. Unfortunately, activity levels continue to correlate <br />negatively with income and age; the lowest income earners have <br />the highest inactivity levels, while the highest income earners have <br />the lowest inactivity levels, and rates of inactive individuals increase <br />by age group. This presents another opportunity (and challenge) for <br />communities to reach out to and better serve low-income and older <br />residents.