In the social ecological model, personal characteristics are important determinants of health
behaviors, however, multi-dimensional approaches that consider social and physical …

Planners intend to promote social capital by improving the built environment. However, the
impact of the built environment on social capital and the pathways of this impact remain …

Background Risk for cardiovascular disease is particularly high among women in midlife
(ages 40–60). Moderate-to-vigorous-intensity physical activity (PA) can protect against risk …

Human behavior is the largest source of variance in health-related outcomes, and the
increasingly popular online health communities (OHC) can be used to promote healthy …

Physical inactivity has become one of the leading risk factors for non-communicable
diseases (NCDs) and death worldwide. From the future perspective it is alarming that in the …

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights contends “everyone has the right to rest and
leisure, including reasonable limitation of working hours and periodic holidays with …

* Assistant Professor of Urban and Regional Planning, Faculty of Architecture and Urban
Planning, Qazvin Branch, Islamic Azad University, Qazvin, Iran. Qazvin Islamic Azad …

This paper examines the factors that contribute to walking frequency and the reasons for
changes in walking frequency during the pandemic. Using data from the COVID Future …

Background. There are limited studies on food security, physical activity, and social capital in
the Iranian population. This study aimed to evaluate the social capital's associations with …

Leisure walking is one of the most common forms of the physical activity and is usually
performed in neighborhood streets and public open spaces. To create the neighborhood …