Background: Health scholars purport that park proximity and social support promotes
physical activity and health. However, few studies examine the combined contributions of …

Background The transition from active employment to retirement is a potentially critical
period for promoting maintenance or development of recreational physical activity in older …

Park-based physical activity is a promising means to satisfy current physical activity
requirements. However, there is little research concerning what park environmental and …

Objectives. We studied whether park size, number of features in the park, and distance to a
park from participants' homes were related to a park being used for physical activity …

Background Parks are important resources for physical activity (PA), yet few studies have
examined how perceptions of park characteristics relate to PA and health. Purpose This …

Background Parks are valuable resources for physical activity (PA) given their widespread
availability and low cost to maintain and use. Both proximity to parks and the availability of …

OBJECTIVE.: Increased proximity to parkland is associated with physical activity (PA). This
study explored the extent to which self-selection–the idea that active persons simply seek …

Background: Neighborhood parks play an important role in promoting physical activity. We
examined the effect of activity area, condition, and presence of supporting features on …

BACKGROUND: Parks have been proposed as a feature of the built environment that may
promote increased physical activity. Little, if any, research has investigated the role of the …

Purpose. The purpose of this study was to examine associations between street connectivity
and road traffic speed and neighborhood residents' use of parks and park-based physical …