Background Our aim was to examine the association between Street Smart Walk Score®
and self-reported outdoor walking among older Canadians, and to determine whether …

Background Walking, and in particular, outdoor walking, is the most common form of
physical activity for older adults. To date, no study investigated the association between the …

Background Supporting older adults to engage in physically active lifestyles requires
supporting environments. Walkable environments may increase walking activity in older …

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

Introduction: Walking has the potential to promote health across the life span, but age-
specific features of the neighborhood environment (NE), especially in rural communities …

Older residents of high-deprivation areas walk less than those of low-deprivation areas.
Previous research has shown that neighborhood built environment may support and …

Background Supportive neighbourhood walking conditions are particularly important for
older people as they age and who, as a group, prefer walking as a form of physical activity …

The aim of this study is to systematically review the relationship between neighborhood
environments and all types of walking behaviors among older adults. Seventy peer …

Older adults living in high-deprivation areas walk less than those living in low-deprivation
areas. Previous research has shown that older adults' outdoor walking levels are related to …

The benefits of physical activity on health are widely known. However, the impact of physical
activity on aging-in-place at home for older adults is unclear. Focusing on older adults who …