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Barriers and motivators for owners walking their dog:

Submitted by administrator on Tue, 12/08/2008 - 21:56
results from qualitative research (Link to abstract)
Barriers and motivators for owners walking their dog: - Web page
This qualitative research explored the relationship between dog ownership and dog-related, social environmental and physical environmental factors associated with walking with a dog.
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Barriers to children walking and biking to school

Submitted by administrator on Mon, 25/02/2008 - 03:18
Barriers to children walking and biking to school - Web page
To examine why the majority of children do not walk or bike to school, CDC analyzed data from the national HealthStyles Survey. This report summarizes the results of that analysis, which indicate that long distances and dangerous motor-vehicle traffic pose the most common barriers to children walking and biking to school.
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Quantifying the health effects of cycling and walking

Submitted by administrator on Wed, 20/02/2008 - 00:43
Quantifying the health effects of cycling and walking - Web page
This project aims at facilitating the harmonization of methodological approaches by providing guidance for practitioners.
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Economics
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health enhancing physical activity
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Healthy Futures #6

Submitted by administrator on Tue, 24/07/2007 - 22:32
The natural environment, health and well-being
Healthy Futures #6 - Document - Adobe PDF - Acrobat Reader
The natural environment – everything from parks and open countryside to gardens and other green spaces – can play an important part in promoting and maintaining good health and well-being.
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Physical activity for mental wellbeing (SPARC)

Submitted by administrator on Fri, 25/08/2006 - 01:01
Physical activity for mental wellbeing (SPARC)- Document - Adobe PDF - Acrobat Reader
There is increasing research into the relationship between physical activity and mental health.
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walking benefits
mental health
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Physical activity and health (SPARC)

Submitted by administrator on Fri, 25/08/2006 - 00:53
Physical activity and health (SPARC) - Document - Adobe PDF - Acrobat Reader
The benefits of physical activity on minimising risk of disease and reducing disease morbidity and mortality.
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fitness
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Pedometer impact on sustained physical activity behaviour (SPARC)

Submitted by administrator on Fri, 25/08/2006 - 00:47
Pedometer review (SPARC)- Document - Adobe PDF - Acrobat Reader
Pedometers, claimed to be novel motivational tools, have recently been used in several physical activity intervention studies and community campaigns.
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The New Zealand physical activity questionnaires (SPARC)

Submitted by administrator on Thu, 24/08/2006 - 23:42
Report on the validation and use of the NZPAQ-LF and NZPAQ-SF self-report physical activity survey instruments.
The New Zealand physical activity questionnaires (SPARC) - Document - Adobe PDF - Acrobat Reader
(Sport and Recreation New Zealand) and the Minis
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