The symbiotic relationship between sports practice and psychological well-being has, in
recent times, surged to the forefront of academic and public attention. The aim of this …

This scoping review aims to provide an overview of the current state of physical activity
research, focusing on the interplay between built and social environments and their …

Background Studies on the impact of the'obesogenic'environment have often used non-
theoretical approaches. In this journal's debate and in other papers authors have argued the …

This paper is an abridgment, made with the authors' permission, of a much longer mono-
graph," Healthy Parks, Healthy People: The Health Benefits of Contact with Nature in a Park …

Although men and women bicycle at relatively equal rates in industrialized countries such as
the Netherlands, Germany, and Denmark, research has consistently found that in the United …

This article examines park use in relation to neighborhood social (safety and poverty) and
urban form (pedestrian infrastructure and street network pattern) characteristics among …

OBJECTIVES: Initial studies demonstrate the need for further investigation of how the
association of built environment with physical activity and BMI may differ by …

BACKGROUND: Over the last few years an increasing number of studies investigating the
association between the physical environment and physical activity have been published …

Background: Motivation can be considered a critical factor in encouraging and maintaining
physical activity. Despite the many health benefits offered by physical activity, a significant …

There is limited research on participation context in studies of physical activity correlates
during adolescence. Using an ecological approach, this study explored the association of …