Potential environmental determinants of physical activity in adults: a systematic review

W Wendel‐Vos, M Droomers, S Kremers… - Obesity …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
The objective of this systematic review of observational studies was to gain insight into
potential determinants of various types and intensities of physical activity among adult men …

Dog ownership, health and physical activity: A critical review of the literature

H Cutt, B Giles-Corti, M Knuiman, V Burke - Health & place, 2007 - Elsevier
This review examines the association between dog ownership and adult physical activity
levels. While there is evidence to suggest that dog ownership produces considerable health …

[图书][B] Psychology of physical activity: Determinants, well-being and interventions

S Biddle, N Mutrie - 2007 - taylorfrancis.com
As modern lifestyles offer ever more opportunities for a sedentary existence, physical activity
has become, for many, a marginal aspect of life. Too little physical activity is linked to …

Walkability of local communities: using geographic information systems to objectively assess relevant environmental attributes

E Leslie, N Coffee, L Frank, N Owen, A Bauman… - Health & place, 2007 - Elsevier
Geographic Information Systems (GIS) can be used to objectively measure features of the
built environment that may influence adults' physical activity, which is an important …

[HTML][HTML] Gender differences in leisure-time physical activity

MR Azevedo, CLP Araújo, FF Reichert… - International journal of …, 2007 - Springer
Objectives: To explore the association between gender and leisure-time physical activity in a
population-based sample of adults living in Brazil. To study a variety of variables possibly …

The role of perceived personal barriers to engagement in leisure-time physical activity

FF Reichert, AJD Barros… - … journal of public …, 2007 - ajph.aphapublications.org
Objectives. We sought to identify perceived personal barriers to physical activity and
examine the potential association between these barriers and sociodemographic and …

Neighborhood walkability and the walking behavior of Australian adults

N Owen, E Cerin, E Leslie, N Coffee, LD Frank… - American journal of …, 2007 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: The physical attributes of residential neighborhoods, particularly the
connectedness of streets and the proximity of destinations, can influence walking behaviors …

Physical activity recommendations and decreased risk of mortality

MF Leitzmann, Y Park, A Blair… - Archives of internal …, 2007 - jamanetwork.com
Background Whether national physical activity recommendations are related to mortality
benefit is incompletely understood. Methods We prospectively examined physical activity …

Physical activity and inactivity in an adult population assessed by accelerometry.

M Hagströmer, P Oja, M Sjöström - Medicine and science in sports …, 2007 - europepmc.org
Methods In total, 1114 adults (56% women, 45+/-15 yr), randomly recruited from the
Swedish population across a year, used an accelerometer (Actigraph MTI) for seven …

A self-determination process model of physical activity adoption in the context of a randomized controlled trial

MS Fortier, SN Sweet, TL O'Sullivan… - Psychology of Sport and …, 2007 - Elsevier
Objective: The PA Counseling (PAC) trial tested a primary care intervention using Self-
Determination Theory (SDT) as the guiding framework. This paper presents specific results …