A review on the effects of physical built environment attributes on enhancing walking and cycling activity levels within residential neighborhoods

Y Wang, CK Chau, WY Ng, TM Leung - Cities, 2016 - Elsevier
The growing worldwide awareness of the significant impacts of physical activities on
physical and physiological health has aroused great interest in the role of the physical built …

Population approaches to improve diet, physical activity, and smoking habits: a scientific statement from the American Heart Association

D Mozaffarian, A Afshin, NL Benowitz, V Bittner… - Circulation, 2012 - Am Heart Assoc
Background—Poor lifestyle behaviors, including suboptimal diet, physical inactivity, and
tobacco use, are leading causes of preventable diseases globally. Although even modest …

Persuasion

DJ O'keefe - The handbook of communication skills, 2006 - taylorfrancis.com
One common obstacle to the audience's embracing the persuader's advocated action or
viewpoint is the audience's current attitudes, that is, the audience's general evaluations (of …

The effectiveness of interventions to increase physical activity: a systematic review

EB Kahn, LT Ramsey, RC Brownson, GW Heath… - American journal of …, 2002 - Elsevier
Overview: The Guide to Community Preventive Service's methods for systematic reviews
were used to evaluate the effectiveness of various approaches to increasing physical …

Altering micro-environments to change population health behaviour: towards an evidence base for choice architecture interventions

GJ Hollands, I Shemilt, TM Marteau, SA Jebb… - BMC public health, 2013 - Springer
Background The idea that behaviour can be influenced at population level by altering the
environments within which people make choices (choice architecture) has gained traction in …

The health and cost benefits of work site health-promotion programs

RZ Goetzel, RJ Ozminkowski - Annu. Rev. Public Health, 2008 - annualreviews.org
We review the state of the art in work site health promotion (WHP), focusing on factors that
influence the health and productivity of workers. We begin by defining WHP, then review the …

Nudge: concept, effectiveness, and ethics

Y Lin, M Osman, R Ashcroft - Basic and Applied Social Psychology, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Nudges are psychologically informed tools designed to promote behavioral change in order
to improve health and well-being. In this review, we focus on three areas of concern: theory …

Obesity: responding to the global epidemic.

TA Wadden, KD Brownell, GD Foster - Journal of consulting and …, 2002 - psycnet.apa.org
Obesity has reached epidemic proportions in the United States and other developed
nations. In the United States, 27% of adults are obese and an additional 34% are …

Stair negotiation in older people: a review

JK Startzell, DA Owens, LM Mulfinger… - Journal of the …, 2000 - Wiley Online Library
Locomotion on stairs is among the most challenging and hazardous activities of daily living
for older individuals. This is evidenced by the reports that stair falls account for more than …

[图书][B] The psychology of exercise: Integrating theory and practice

CL Lox, KAM Ginis, HL Gainforth, SJ Petruzzello - 2019 - taylorfrancis.com
Now in its fifth edition, The Psychology of Exercise: Integrating Theory and Practice is the
ideal resource for undergraduate courses devoted to the study of exercise behavior …