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 …

The relative contribution of walking to overall leisure-time physical activity participation rates
was studied among respondents from the 45 states that participated in the 1990 Behavioral …

Purpose Walking is the most common leisure-time physical activity (LTPA) among US adults.
The purpose of this study was to estimate the prevalence of walking for physical activity and …

Results: Walking as a healthful form of physical activity began to receive attention in the
1990s due to new recommendations that emphasized moderate-intensity physical activity …

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

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

OBJECTIVE: To examine trends in walking among adults in 31 states. METHODS: Trends by
sociodemographic strata were analyzed from respondents who participated in the …

This study was designed to identify correlates of walking for exercise in adults. Over 2,050
(43.4% response rate) responses to a mailed questionnaire were analyzed. Possible …

BACKGROUND: Walking distance is an important concept in the fields of transportation and
public health. A distance of 0.25 miles is often used as an acceptable walking distance in US …

Objectives. This study sought to examine individual, social environmental, and physical
environmental correlates of walking. Methods. A cross-sectional survey was conducted …