Barriers to safe walking may prevent people from being physically active, and previous
reports have identified differences in barriers to safe walking across racial and ethnic …

Walking is correlated with both improved physical and emotional health. However, walking
behavior is often heavily influenced by environmental conditions. The goal of this study was …

This study investigates perceived barriers to walking using data collected from 179 randomly-
selected adults between the ages of 18 and 92 in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. A survey …

The importance of walking and physical activity as determinants of good health has been
well established in the medical and public health literature, but a significant number of …

Introduction Walking can serve many purposes, such as transportation (to get some place)
or leisure (for fun, relaxation, or exercise); therefore, it provides many opportunities for …

OBJECTIVES: Personal safety is commonly cited in qualitative research as a barrier to local
walking, yet the relationship between safety and constrained physical activity has received …

Purpose To investigate gender, race/ethnicity, education and income as moderators of
relations of perceived neighborhood crime, pedestrian, and traffic safety to physical activity …

Background: The association between walking and environmental attributes depends on
walking purpose. This study, based on a large survey of US adults, examined the …

Background Numerous cross-sectional studies have investigated the premise that the
perception of crime will cause residents to constrain their walking; however the findings to …

Objective: The study was aimed at assessing the association of all components of safety
(crime, traffic, social, and physical) and general safety with walking for leisure and …