The Art of Moving for Sustainable Health

The Art of Moving for Sustainable Health: Influence of a Museum Visit on the Physical Demands and Well-being of Sedentary People

Sedentary behaviour is particularly high among the older and in the presence of a chronic pathology. Physical activity is limited mainly by the lack of accessibility to activities offered in the city and the lack of motivation.

The objective is to study the physical solicitations and the well-being during the visit of a museum (free or guided visit). Our hypothesis is that this cultural activity induces a sufficient physical solicitation for sedentary people and for individuals with a post-stroke motor disability.

All the tests will be carried out during the same day by experienced physiotherapists. Physical and well-being tests will be performed before and after the visits. The number of steps taken during the visit will be measured.

This is a different approach to promote physical activity and this proposal is an original way to stimulate the physical, psychic and social health of sedentary people. If the results are beneficial, museums could become real health partners to stimulate the activity of sedentary people.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Age > 50 years
• Sedentary condition (<150 minutes of physical activity per week)
• Medical stability
• Mini Mental State Evauation > 22
• Walking independently with or without assistance
• MiniBESTest > 20/28
• For individuals with stroke: chronic post-stroke condition.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Refusal to participate;
• Person with other conditions affecting independent walking;
• Contraindications to prolonged standing;
• Pain greater than 4/10 on the NRS;
• Concomitant pathologies that may interfere with the results;
• Inability to follow the study procedure (cognitive disorders, dementia, psychological disorders, language problems...).