Issue addressed Australians living in peri‐urban areas are insufficiently active, sedentary
and experience poorer health than people in major cities. There are health benefits …

Issue addressed Residents of peri‐urban Australia face health inequalities compared to city
dwellers. Active lifestyles provide many benefits that could improve the health of this …

Issue addressed Social‐ecological models of health behaviour acknowledge environmental
influences, but research examining how the environment shapes physical activity in rural …

Background The health benefits of an active lifestyle have been extensively documented
and generally accepted. In the UK, declining physical activity levels are a major contributing …

Women living in socioeconomically disadvantaged neighbourhoods are at heightened risk
for physical inactivity, but little is known about the correlates of physical activity among this …

Background Given the substantive health inequalities in peri‐urban communities and the
potential for physical activity to promote health in these communities, identifying modifiable …

Despite the benefits, one in three older adults in Ireland has low activity levels. This study
examined associations between the local social and built environment and physical activity …

Background Environmental characteristics may be associated with patterns of physical
activity in general or with particular types of physical activity such as active travel (walking or …

Background Effective promotion of physical activity in low income communities is essential
given the high prevalence of inactivity in this sector. Methods This study explored …

Objective: To assess physical activity (PA) behaviours of adults in rural Australia. Design
and setting: Three cross‐sectional surveys in the Greater Green Triangle area covering the …