Park-based physical activity is a promising means to satisfy current physical activity
requirements. However, there is little research concerning what park environmental and …

Background: Neighborhood parks play an important role in promoting physical activity. We
examined the effect of activity area, condition, and presence of supporting features on …

Objectives. We studied whether park size, number of features in the park, and distance to a
park from participants' homes were related to a park being used for physical activity …

One strategy for increasing physical activity is to create and enhance access to park space.
We assessed the literature on the relationship of parks and objectively measured physical …

BACKGROUND: Many assume that improving the quality and the perceived safety of
facilities in parks and recreation centers is critical to attracting more users and increasing …

Introduction An extensive infrastructure of neighborhood parks supports leisure time
physical activity in most US cities; yet, most Americans do not meet national guidelines for …

OBJECTIVE: A physical activity disparity exists between rural and urban residents.
Community parks are resources for physical activity because they are publicly provided …

Despite widespread knowledge that physical activity is a valuable mechanism for preventing
many lifestyle diseases, data from the 2001 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System …

Background Physical inactivity is an important health risk factor that could be addressed at
the community level. Purpose The goal of the study was to determine whether using a …

Given that recent literature reviews on physical activity in urban parks deliberately excluded
qualitative findings, we reviewed qualitative research on this topic informed by a published …