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 …

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 …

Recent studies have linked regular physical activity with reduced likelihood of developing
coronary heart disease. Even low-and moderate-intensity exercise such as walking, when …

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 …

Several epidemiological studies have shown a clear association between inactivity and a
higher risk of mortality, in particular from coronary heart disease (CHD)[Blair et al. 1989; Brill …

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 …

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

Background. This study was designed to test different ways of meeting the new ACSM/CDC
recommendations for physical activity stating that all Americans at least 2 years of age …

This study was designed to identify correlates of change in walking for exercise.
Respondents to a random sample mailed exercise survey were asked to complete a follow …