Background: New tools are needed to examine physical activity and the contexts in which it
occurs. Community parks contribute to physical activity, but measuring activity and …

Background: The Systematic Observation of Play and Recreation in Communities
(SOPARC) was designed to estimate the number and characteristics of people using …

Abstract The System for Observing Play and Recreation in Communities (SOPARC) can
obtain information on park users and their physical activity using momentary time sampling …

Background: Parks are important settings for physical activity (PA), but few studies have
documented the actual behaviors of park users. The purpose of this study was to examine …

Background: The study's purpose is to describe the development and evaluate the reliability
(inter-observer agreement) and validity (rater agreement with a gold standard) of a direct …

Background: The purpose was to examine 9 adult activity settings in 25 community parks to
determine the most and least frequently used by gender, physical-activity (PA) intensity, and …

Objectives. We assessed park use in Recife, Brazil, and differences in physical activity and
occupation rates in public parks with and without the Academia da Cidade Program (ACP) …

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

OBJECTIVES: There is a need for understanding how physical environmental changes
impact physical activity (PA) levels within a population. We examined visitation and PA …

Background Parks are generally an under-utilized resource in the community with great
potential to enhance levels of physical activity. If parks are to attract more visitors across a …