The link between obesity and the built environment
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Active commuting to school: an overlooked source of childrens physical activity
Submitted by administrator on Thu, 20/07/2006 - 04:03
The assessment and promotion of childrens healthful physical activity is important: (i) to combat the international obesity epidemic that extends to childhood; and (ii) to establish an early habit of lifestyle physical activity that can be sustained into adolesce
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Walking the talk (incorporating physical activity into conferences and meetings)
Submitted by administrator on Thu, 15/06/2006 - 03:36Incorporating physical activity into conferences and meetings
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A Rocky Mountain Conference on Weight Realities (2005) incorporated physical activities throughout the meeting to promote active living and to demonstrate how to build enjoyable body movement into daily lives of busy people.Free tags:
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How is Your Walking Group Running?
Submitted by administrator on Tue, 13/06/2006 - 23:42
This paper explores the determinants that influence the adherence to individual walking groups
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A community based approach to promoting walking in rural areas
Submitted by administrator on Mon, 12/06/2006 - 20:39American Trails website - scroll down for abstract - promoting walking - Document - Adobe PDF - Acrobat Reader
An article about a quasi-experimental design that examines changes in walking behaviour in rural areas.
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Feasibility of a minimal contact intervention to promote walking among insufficiently active women
Submitted by administrator on Mon, 12/06/2006 - 02:52Abstract - minimal contact intervention - Document - Adobe PDF - Acrobat Reader
A research paper on a six week minimal contact intervention on walking behaviour. This study used a pre-experimental design.Country (exc. NZ):
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About Us
Living Streets Aotearoa is the New Zealand organisation for people on foot, promoting walking-friendly communities. We are a nationwide organisation with local branches and affiliates throughout New Zealand.
We want more people walking and enjoying public spaces be they young or old, fast or slow, whether walking, sitting, commuting, shopping, between appointments, or out on the streets for exercise, for leisure or for pleasure.