physical activity

Creating an Active Friendly Environment - North Shore City (SPARC)

Submitted by administrator on Sat, 26/08/2006 - 20:42
Creating an Active Friendly Environment - North Shore City (SPARC) - Web page
North Shore City Council, Harbour Sport and the Auckland University of Technology have begun researching how to create 'active-friendly' local communities that will encourage physical activity.
Region (NZ): 
Auckland region
City/Town: 
North Shore
Topics: 
Activities
Institution: 
SPARC
Local government
Free tags: 
physical activity
urban design
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--5.15 Auckland
-5 Activities

City on its Feet - Tauranga City Council (SPARC)

Submitted by administrator on Sat, 26/08/2006 - 20:39
City on its Feet - Tauranga City Council (SPARC) - Web page
Tauranga City Council has received a three-year $430,000 investment from SPARC.
Region (NZ): 
Bay of Plenty
City/Town: 
Tauranga
Topics: 
Activities
Institution: 
SPARC
Local government
Free tags: 
physical activity
promotion
Taxonomy upgrade extras: 
--5.25 Bay of Plenty
-5 Activities

Active Communities - project examples (SPARC)

Submitted by administrator on Sat, 26/08/2006 - 20:34
Active Communities - project examples (SPARC) - Web page
SPARC is seeking an innovative suite of Active Communities projects which will promote active leisure, active transport and active living within New Zealand.
Author(s):
Sport and Recrea
Topics: 
Activities
Institution: 
Government Department
SPARC
Free tags: 
physical activity
promotion
Taxonomy upgrade extras: 
--5.01 NZ Government programmes
-5 Activities

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.
Topics: 
Safety
Health
Institution: 
SPARC
Free tags: 
physical activity
exercise physiology
Taxonomy upgrade extras: 
--3.20 Walking/health relationship, general
-3 Safety & Health

Older adults (SPARC Facts)

Submitted by administrator on Fri, 25/08/2006 - 00:10
Older adults (SPARC) - Document - Adobe PDF - Acrobat Reader
Older Adults contains the current compiled facts and figures about how active and inactive older adults are in their leisure time and how active they want to be.
Topics: 
Safety
Health
Institution: 
SPARC
Free tags: 
physical activity
statistics
Taxonomy upgrade extras: 
--3.23 Elder health & walking
-3 Safety & Health

Walking difficulty, walking speed, and age as predictors of self-rated health: the women's health and aging study

Submitted by administrator on Wed, 23/08/2006 - 03:02
Abstract - Walking difficulty, walking speed, and age etc - Web page
Older persons reporting disability are more likely to report poor self-rated health, but little work has been done to assess the independent relationships of reported walking difficulty and measured walking performance with self-rated health.
Topics: 
Safety
Health
Free tags: 
physical activity
women
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--3.23 Elder health & walking
-3 Safety & Health

Physical activity in modern society: is there also an environmental benefit?

Submitted by administrator on Tue, 22/08/2006 - 01:59
Abstract - Physical activity in modern society etc - Web page
Higgins (2005) has shown that increased human physical activity in the USA could lead to both improvements in physical health and reductions in oil consumption by motor vehicles, thereby also reducing carbon emissions.
Topics: 
Safety
Health
Free tags: 
physical activity
environment
Taxonomy upgrade extras: 
--3.27 Physical activity
-3 Safety & Health

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