Background The identification of various individual, social and physical environmental
factors affecting physical activity (PA) behavior in Canada can help in the development of …

Lack of social support and low self-efficacy are important barriers to regular exercise and
physical activity. However, it is unclear whether these resources contribute significantly to …

Background: Access to local parks can affect walking levels. Neighborhood environment
and park use may influence relationships between neighborhood socioeconomic status …

The relationships among physical activity, leisure, and health as well as other dimensions
like nutrition and environmental conditions, have implications for everyone's quality of life …

We evaluated perceived social and environmental supports for physical activity and walking
using multivariable modeling. Perceptions were obtained on a sample of households in a …

Background Activity friendly environments have been identified as promising strategies to
increase physical activity levels in the population. Associations between perceived …

The study purpose was to examine the strength, direction and shape of the associations of
environmental perceptions with recreational walking and leisure-time moderate-to-vigorous …

BACKGROUND: Promotion of transportation-related physical activity is consistent with
current national recommendations. However, few studies have simultaneously examined …

Background. Spatial access to recreational facilities and perceptions of the neighborhood
environment and physical activity levels were examined by the socioeconomic status of area …

Background Emerging evidence suggests that walking and cycling for different purposes
such as transport or recreation may be associated with different attributes of the physical …