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Research and statistics concerning the incidence of physical activity and related trends.

Relative Influences of Individual, Social Environmental, and Physical Environmental Correlates etc

Submitted by administrator on Wed, 14/06/2006 - 03:47
Abstract - relative Influences of Individual etc - web page
This paper discusses a cross-sectional survey, which examines individual, social environmental, and physical environmental correlates of walking
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Billie Giles-Corti,Robert Donovan
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physical environmental
social environmental
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Prevalence of physical activity in the United States

Submitted by administrator on Tue, 13/06/2006 - 23:33
Behavioural risk factor surveillance
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Integrating surveillance of lifestyle activities into national systems is possible, and doing so may provide a more accurate representation of the prevalence of recommended levels of physical activity.
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Proportion of trips made by walking

Submitted by administrator on Mon, 12/06/2006 - 20:50
Estimating a state-level baseline for healthy people in 2010 - objective 22-14
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A paper investigating the number of short trips made by walking in Michigan, US
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health behaviour
short trips
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Relationships among community characteristics and walking etc

Submitted by administrator on Mon, 12/06/2006 - 20:14
Abstract - community characteristics and walking - web page
A paper comparing walking and bicycling for transportation. The authors found that communities with more parks had significantly higher levels of walking and bicycling for transportation.
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transport options
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Pedometer-determined physical activity among multiethnic and low-income etc

Submitted by administrator on Tue, 23/05/2006 - 04:03
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This paper sought to characterise pedometer-determined physical activity among a predominately racial and ethnic minority sample of adults residing in low-inco
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