Background: Walking is the most common physical activity for adults with important
implications for urban planning and public health. Recreational walking has received …

Background: Walking is a popular recreational activity and a feasible travel mode.
Associations exist between walking and the built environment, but knowledge is lacking …

Background: Walking, the most commonly reported physical activity among US adults, is
undertaken in various domains, including transportation and leisure. Methods: This study …

Objectives Utilitarian and recreational walking both contribute to physical activity. Yet
walking for these two purposes may be different behaviors. We sought to provide …

OBJECTIVE: This paper aims to contrast the demographic correlates of leisure and
transportation walking. METHODS: Using data from the 2005 National Health Interview …

ABSTRACT EYLER, AA, RC BROWNSON, SJ BACAK, and RA HOUSEMANN. The
Epidemiology of Walking for Physical Activity in the United States. Med. Sci. Sports Exerc …

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 …

Background: We report walking for shopping, exercise, transportation, and walking the dog,
among other sources captured in the 2003 to 2005 American Time Use Survey (ATUS) …

Introduction Promotion of walking is a promising strategy for increasing physical activity
levels in the US The proportion of adults who report walking for either transportation or …

Background: There is growing urgency for higher quality evidence to inform policy. This
study developed geographic information system spatial measures based on land use and …