Background Transportation walking represents a promising target for physical activity
promotion in older adults. Perceived characteristics of the neighbourhood physical …

Background The current political agenda aims to promote active environments and physical
activity while commuting to work, but research on it has provided mixed results. This study …

Maintaining physical activity in later life is important for maintaining health and function.
Activity outdoors, such as walking, jogging and cycling, may provide an accessible, sociable …

Objectives. We examined the roles of utilitarian and recreational walking in relation to
occurrence of outdoor falls in older adults. Methods. We analyzed data on walking habits …

Interest is growing in neighborhood effects on health beyond individual's home locations.
However, few studies accounted for selective daily mobility bias. Selective mobility of 470 …

Background Several studies have found that features of the built environment, such as
walkability and greenness, are associated with physical activity and health. However, few …

There are few studies of built environment associations with physical activity and weight
status among older women in large geographic areas that use individual residential buffers …

Background: Concurrent validity of Neighborhood Environment Walkability Scale (NEWS)
items was evaluated with objective measures of the built environment using geographic …

To examine associations between perceived destination accessibility within different
distances from home and self-reported overall amounts of walking for different purposes …

Background: This study examines the relationships between the availability and use of
recreational destinations and physical activity. Methods: Analysis included n= 1355 …