Prevalence of total daily walking among US adults, 2002–2003

JP Reis, CA Macera… - Journal of Physical …, 2008 - journals.humankinetics.com
Background: Walking for exercise is a popular leisure-time activity pursuit among US adults;
however, little information is available about total daily walking. Methods: A nationally …

Relationship between objectively measured walkability and exercise walking among adults with diabetes

AS Hosler, MP Gallant, M Riley-Jacome… - … of environmental and …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Little is known about the relationship between objectively measured walkability and walking
for exercise among adults with diabetes. Information regarding walking behavior of adults …

The role of perceived personal barriers to engagement in leisure-time physical activity

FF Reichert, AJD Barros… - … journal of public …, 2007 - ajph.aphapublications.org
Objectives. We sought to identify perceived personal barriers to physical activity and
examine the potential association between these barriers and sociodemographic and …

[HTML][HTML] Walking for leisure among adults from three Brazilian cities and its association with perceived environment attributes and personal factors

GAO Gomes, RS Reis, DC Parra, I Ribeiro… - International Journal of …, 2011 - Springer
Background Walking is a popular form of physical activity and a convenient option to prevent
chronic diseases. However, most of the evidence on this topic derives from high-income …

Investigating walking speed variability of young adults in the real world

L Baroudi, X Yan, MW Newman, K Barton, SM Cain… - Gait & Posture, 2022 - Elsevier
Background: Walking speed strongly correlates with health outcomes, making accurate
assessment essential for clinical evaluations. However, assessments tend to be conducted …

Walking for transportation: what do US adults think is a reasonable distance and time?

KB Watson, SA Carlson… - … of physical activity …, 2015 - journals.humankinetics.com
Background: Less than one-third of US adults walk for transportation. Public health
strategies to increase transportation walking would benefit from knowing what adults think is …

Adults' daily walking for travel and leisure: Interaction between attitude toward walking and the neighborhood environment

Y Yang, AV Diez-Roux - American Journal of Health …, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
Purpose: Studies on how the interaction of psychological and environmental characteristics
influences walking are limited, and the results are inconsistent. Our aim is to examine how …

[HTML][HTML] A cross-sectional study on the perceived barriers to physical activity and their associations with domain-specific physical activity and sedentary behaviour

YS Koh, PV Asharani, F Devi, K Roystonn, P Wang… - BMC public health, 2022 - Springer
Background Physical inactivity and sedentary behaviour have detrimental consequences to
the individual and the economy. Our study examined the prevalence of perceived barriers to …

Effect of pretesting on intentions and behaviour: a pedometer and walking intervention

JC Spence, J Burgess, W Rodgers… - Psychology and …, 2009 - Taylor & Francis
This study addressed the influence of pedometers and a pretest on walking intentions and
behaviour. Using a Solomon four-group design, 63 female university students were …

[HTML][HTML] Prescribing pleasure and meaning: cultivating walking motivation and maintenance

ML Segar, CR Richardson - American journal of preventive medicine, 2014 - Elsevier
Regular physical activity such as daily walking has numerous health benefits. 1 Walking is a
simple type of physical activity that can be done almost anywhere and is the most commonly …