BACKGROUND: Understanding environmental correlates of physical activity can inform
policy changes. Surveys were conducted in 11 countries using the same self-report …

Purpose. This study investigated the variance in sitting, walking, and moderate and vigorous
physical activity explained by neighborhood design and recreational environmental …

Background: Promoting physical activity is a public health priority, and changes in the
environmental contexts of adults' activity choices are believed to be crucial. However, of the …

Creating more physical activity–supportive built environments is recommended by the World
Health Organization for controlling noncommunicable diseases. The IPEN (International …

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

BACKGROUND: Enhancing community environments to support walking and bicycling
serves as a promising approach to increase population levels of physical activity. However …

OBJECTIVE: Although environmental attributes related to physical activity is an emerging
research topic, most studies have been reported from Western countries. This study aimed to …

Background Increasing empirical evidence supports associations between neighborhood
environments and physical activity. However, since most studies were conducted in a single …

Purpose. Test for a causal relationship between neighborhood design and physical activity
within the neighborhood by controlling for self-selection. Design. Cross-sectional and quasi …

Background Neighborhood environment studies of physical activity (PA) have been mainly
single-country focused. The International Prevalence Study (IPS) presented a rare …