Objective and Participants: At 2 Arizona State University (ASU) campuses, the authors
measured student activity and distance walked on campus, as well as student-reported …

BACKGROUND: Physical inactivity is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality
worldwide. Walking, an inexpensive and accessible activity, is protective against unhealthy …

This study was designed to identify correlates of change in walking for exercise.
Respondents to a random sample mailed exercise survey were asked to complete a follow …

Background The walkability of an individual's neighbourhood of residence is positively
associated with their participation in physical activity. Reported associations between …

Methods Cross-sectional analyses at two time points used data from the 1995 Nationwide
Personal Transportation Survey and the subsequent 2001 National Household Travel …

Older adults do not get enough physical activity increasing risk for chronic disease and loss
of physical function. The purpose of this study was to determine whether neuromuscular …

Background: Neighborhood walkability shows significant positive relationship with residents'
walking for transport in cross-sectional studies. We examined prospective relationships of …

Background Although clinicians have a number of measures to use to describe walking
performance, few, if any, of the measures capture a person's perceived effort in walking …

Purpose Free-living walking occurs over a wide range of durations and intensities
(cadence). Therefore, its characterisation requires a full description of the distribution of …

Enhancing Walk Score’s Ability to Predict Physical Activity and Active Transportation Page 1
Dr. Lawrence Frank, PhD Professor in Population and Public Health and Urban Planning …