… In 8 public parks, we used direct observation to document the number, gender, race/ethnicity…
activity level of park users 4 times per day, 7 days per week. We also interviewed 713 park …

… park features that may be associated with physical activity. To understand the relationship
between physical activity and access to parks and park … we assessed all of the parks within a 1-…

… how park and recreation settings might influence public health through a conceptual
framework relating park environments to physical activity and, ultimately, the health of park users. …

… The potential for enhancing and promoting physical activity by public parks and … public park
and recreation department, as well as a multisectoral approach, to providing physical activity …

… park use in Recife, Brazil, and differences in physical activity and occupation rates in public
parks … We used the SOPARC method to compare physical activity levels, park use, and park …

… levels outcomes at four park sites. The purpose of the current study is to describe the
relationship of the built park environment and the intensity of physical activity undertaken at park …

… parks to the physical activity that occurred in specific parks. Overall, we sought to determine
the degree to which park size, number of features in the park, and proximity of the park from …

… study, public parks may have … parks. As well, schools in Hong Kong often provide on-site
organized sport programs and there may not have been a need for students to visit public parks …

… physical activity among children6, 7, 8 and adolescents.9, 10, 11, 12, 13 Moreover, public
parks … groups, and their provision can be influenced by public policy. Recent findings show that …

… use of rural parks for physical activity and compare their use and activity to similar urban
parks. … , with more than 6,500 park visits recorded at eight public parks over 28 summer hours. …