Background Identifying attributes of the built environment associated with health-enhancing
levels of physical activity (PA) in older adults (≥ 65 years old) has the potential to inform …

Background Physical activity and sedentary behavior are modifiable risk factors for non-
communicable disease and healthy ageing, however the majority of older adults remain …

Older adults are a large but very inactive population group. Physical activity, especially
walking, has many important health benefits for older adults. This review describes the …

Previous reviews on children, adolescents and adults have reported consistent relationships
between several physical environmental characteristics and physical activity (PA). This …

Research on physical activity (PA) has expanded in recent years to examine environmental
influences that enhance or limit the opportunities people have to be active. The purpose of …

Background: While depression is a growing public health issue, the percentage of
individuals with depression receiving treatment is low. Physical and social attributes of the …

Patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) are likely to become physically inactive, because of
their motor, mental, and emotional symptoms. However, specific studies on physical activity …

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

In the present study, we investigated whether mild-intensity physical exercise represents a
successful strategy to enhance spatial learning and memory and hippocampal plasticity in …

This study examined how the number and total size of neighborhood parks within 1
kilometer (km) of participants' homes, as well as distance to the closest park, were …