Method Included in this review were 13 reviews published between 2002 and 2006 and 29
original studies published in 2005 and up through May 2006. Results were summarized …

OBJECTIVES: Personal safety is commonly cited in qualitative research as a barrier to local
walking, yet the relationship between safety and constrained physical activity has received …

Previous studies often assume a pre-specified relationship between walking and the built
environment. Using data from 702 older adults in Nanjing (China), this study employs a …

Although the pedestrian-friendly qualities of streetscapes promote walking, quantitative
understanding of streetscape functionality remains insufficient. This study proposed a novel …

Objectives. We investigated the underlying mechanisms of the influence of socioeconomic
status (SES) on mental health and self-rated health (SRH), and evaluated how these …

2354 Circulation June 11, 2013 owners and nonowners had similar systolic blood
pressures, and those with pets had slightly higher diastolic blood pressures. 16 The only …

Background: Dog walking is a strategy for increasing population levels of physical activity
(PA). Numerous cross-sectional studies of the relationship between dog ownership and PA …

BACKGROUND: Increasing adults' physical activity through environmental initiatives that
promote walking as a public health priority. To this end, evidence relevant to the urban …

In recent years, a series of studies have highlighted the positive effects of urban green on
individual activity behaviour and health. In this paper, we examine salutogenic environment …

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 …