Pemanfaatan Taman Kota Bagi Gaya Hidup Olahraga Masyarakat Kota Padang

Abstract

The problem in this study was the lack of knowledge about the description of the city park for the
lifestyle of the people of Padang. The purpose of this study was to find out the description of the
city park for the lifestyle of the people of Padang. This type of research is descriptive. The
population in this study is the people who exercise in the city of Padang, especially in the green
open space of Imam Bonjol and Taman Muaro Lasak, Purus Beach, Padang. Sampling is done by
incidental sampling technique which is anyone who happens to be found in a certain place, in a
parking lot, in the field and so on. The technique used to collect data is a questionnaire with a
Likert scale. The data obtained were analyzed by descriptive techniques with percentage terms.
Based on the results of the study it was found that: The level of achievement of utilization of city
parks for the lifestyle of the community of Padang City was in the good category, as evidenced by
the percentage value of 72.46%. This means that the utilization of city parks for the lifestyle of the
sport of the people of Padang City is good