1.  Female and teens Participation Increasing

Girls and women are participating in outdoor recreation and sports in greater number.

  • more dedicated space for teens which provides an opportunity for casual socializing and recreational activities
  • basketball and skateboarding become the most popular activities

2.    Trails and linkages best for meeting fitness and leisure needs

  • The most popular outdoor activity according to the Superstudy of Sports Participation is walking and trail related activities. The first two popular activeities are walking and bicycling. Fitness walking, day hiking and running or jogging have risen in popularity.

Both activities require less expenditure and partner to do the activities together.

3.   Longer hours of access and muti-purpose facilities

Lack of time is one of the main factors affecting participation in recreation.
Older adults may have more time and money to participate in recreation, however, working age households are finding themselves to be increasingly time-stressed.

  • recreational providersprovide longer hours of access and muti-purpose  used facilities where more than one family member can participate at the same time

4.    Special facility associated with aging baby boomers

  • A large number of people who are the baby boomers are getting old and will enjoy their enticements.

  • increased demand for computer centers in recreation centers to meet  the growing interest of elderly in digital technology, web design, emailing and playing
  • fitness pools for water walking, water aerobics and lap swimming with warmer water
  • life long learning in short courses
  • evening and weekend time slots will be used  by this age group more than other citizens