… strategies to overcome neighborhood barriers to physical activity. Regardless of neighborhood
perceptions, family and friends played an important role in influencing physical activity. …

… for transportation versus recreation purposes.31, 32 There is substantial interest in crime as
a barrier to physical activity, but studies to date have produced inconsistent results regarding …

… Most perceived neighborhood attributes were positively associated with the PA outcomes in
… All neighborhood attributes were associated with between-site differences in the total effects …

… Perceived lack of social support may be influenced by neighborhood safety and access
to … interventions or policies to remove barriers to physical activity for different social groups. …

… Personal safety is commonly cited in qualitative research as a barrier to local walking, yet
the relationship between safety and constrained physical activity has received mixed support …

… neighborhood characteristics and access to physical activity … revealed that access to
physical activity spaces and trails … that barriers to facilities that enable and promote activity may …

… -related barrier to walking significantly adversely affected overall physical activity levels (Z =
–… more seriously affect overall physical activity levels than perceived environmental barriers. …

… a physically active lifestyle. Besides individual factors, it is known that characteristics of the
neighborhood … Hence, designing age-friendly neighborhoods, which aim to reduce barriers to …

… to physical activity facility accessibility and negatively related to age. Active transport was
positively related to physical activity facility accessibility, neighborhood … neighborhood barriers …

… Residing in a neighborhood that is perceived to be unsafe at night is a barrier to regular
physical activity among individuals, especially women, living in urban low-income housing. …