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Physical activity for adolescents living in a disadvantaged neighbourhood: Views of parents and adolescents on needs, barriers, facilitators, and programming

Abstract Physical activity promotes physical, psychological, and social well‐being for young people. However, socio‐economically disadvantaged adolescents participate significantly less in physical activity. Three focus groups were held with disadvantaged adolescents and parents to better understand factors related to participation in physical activity and to successfully implement and sustain a new program for such young people in one target community in Ottawa. One focus group comprised of seven male adolescents, another comprised of 10 female adolescents, and the third comprised of 13 mothers. The participants identified a range of constraints and facilitators to youth physical activity. They also raised important considerations for the implementation of a new program. The most common theme was the need for more accessible physical activity programming that was fun, safe, and relevant for young people. Implications of the focus group findings for implementing physical activity programming in disadvantaged neighbourhoods are discussed using the newly implemented community‐based hip‐hop dance program as an example.