Given its origins in high-income countries, the field of physical activity and public health
research and promotion has broadly followed a choice-based model. However, a substantial …

Abstract Background The World Health Organization recommends strategies to improve
urban design, public transportation, and recreation facilities to facilitate physical activity for …

Objective China faces growing levels of physical inactivity and obesity, associated with
increasing urbanization and changing lifestyles in recent years. China is expanding its cities …

Understanding the socioeconomic gradient in physical inactivity is essential for effective
health promotion. This paper exploits data on over one million individuals (1,002,216 people …

Residents of socioeconomically disadvantaged neighbourhoods are more likely to walk for
transport than their counterparts in advantaged neighbourhoods; however, the reasons for …

This review discusses how urban form affects public health, specifically through the ways in
which the built environment encourages or discourages physical activity levels. The …

New Year's resolutions. Such resolutions are often to lose weight by exercising more and
eating less. No doubt, before January is out, most of us who swore to take a daily walk and …

Significant global health challenges are being confronted in the 21st century, prompting
calls to rethink approaches to disease prevention. A key part of the solution is city planning …

Introduction: Residence in a deprived neighbourhood is associated with lower rates of
physical activity. Little is known about the manifestation of deprivation that mediates this …

Recent work suggests human physiology is not well adapted to prolonged periods of
inactivity, with time spent sitting increasing cardiovascular disease and mortality risk. Health …