… Background: Public parks are an important resource for the promotion of physical activity (PA).
This is the first study in Colombia and the fourth in Latin America to describe the …

… 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 …

… The availability of places to engage in physical activity may influence physical activity levels.
This study examined whether the relationship between physical activity and access to parks …

… parks repeatedly and, in the case of city parks, are using them for physical as well as social
activity. … ways that parks could be managed to encourage more physical activity while taking …

… This paper describes current policy and funding issues faced by public parks and recreation …
to inform public policy designed to increase the physical activity of the American public. …

… Thus, a mixed-methods comprehensive approach to public health problems can help
designing public policies addressing relevant factors related to urban health inequities. …

… public parks and physical activity in diverse communities. While parks have the potential to
support physical activity, a … of specific activity settings within parks to support physical activity. …

… The significance of parks to physical activity and public health: A conceptual model. American
Journal of Preventive Medicine, 28(2S2), 159–168. Brownson, RC, Baker, EA, Boyd, RL et …

… physical activity (MVPA), the majority of Americans do not meet the national physical activity
… Observations of many public parks indicate that they are underutilized, particularly by adults …

… existence and their features on engagement in physical activities, especially … physical
activity practice among adolescents and the perception of environmental features of public parks …