Background The identification of various individual, social and physical environmental
factors affecting physical activity (PA) behavior in Canada can help in the development of …

Background Despite the well-known benefits of physical activity (PA) on overall health, the
majority of the adult population does not engage in sufficient PA. To develop effective …

Background. The majority of the population is inactive, and strategies to date for promoting
regular physical activity have been limited in their effectiveness. Further research is needed …

The aim of this cross-sectional study was to identify individual, social, and environmental
contributors (mediators) to individual-and area-level differences in leisure-time physical …

Background Current physical activity guidelines acknowledge the importance of total health
enhancing physical activity (HEPA) compared to leisure time physical activity or exercise …

This qualitative study explored how influences on recreational physical activity (RPA) were
patterned by socioeconomic position. Face-to-face interviews were conducted with 10 males …

STUDY OBJECTIVE The focus of physical activity promotion is moving from methods for
increasing health enhancing physical activity on the individual level to higher level …

Objectives. This study examined (1) descriptive patterns in perceived environmental and
policy determinants of physical activity and (2) associations between these factors and …

Studies have found physical inactivity to be a significant health risk factor and have
demonstrated how physical inactivity behaviour varies according to social background. As a …

Study objectives: Few studies have analysed the rates and correlates of physical activity in
economically and geographically diverse populations. Objectives were to examine:(1) urban …