Physical Activity
Patterns of Walkability, Transit, and Recreation Environment for Physical Activity
Diverse combinations of built environment (BE) features for physical activity (PA) are understudied. This study explored whether patterns of GIS-derived BE features explained objective and self-reported PA, sedentary behavior, and BMI.Advances in Physical Activity and Nutrition Environment Assessment Tools and Applications: Recommendations
In the past 15 years, researchers, practitioners, and community residents and leaders have become increasingly interested in associations among built environments and physical activity, diet, and obesity. Numerous tools to measure activity and food environments have been developed but vary in quality and usability. Future progress depends on aligning these tools with new communication technology and increasing their utility for planning and policy.Evaluation of Physical Projects and Policies from the Active Living by Design Partnerships
Between 2003 and 2008, a total of 25 partnerships funded through the Active Living by Design (ALbD) program worked to change built environments and policies in communities to help citizens be active in their daily routines.Active Living by Design and Its Evaluation: Contributions to Science
The heart disease prevention trials in California, Minnesota, and Rhode Island could be viewed as the first generation of community-based, chronic disease–related health behavior change interventions in the U.S. They were funded by NIH, designed as controlled research studies, were resource-intensive, and emphasized community organization and educating large numbers of people as the primary approaches to behavior change.1 Those studies generated many innovative intervention and evaluation approaches that were widely adopted,2 but they were seen as having disappointing results, and enthusiasm for ambitious community-wide interventions waned.Neighborhood Environment and Physical Activity Among Youth: A Review
Research examining the association between environmental attributes and physical activity among youth is growing. An updated review of literature is needed to summarize the current evidence base, and to inform policies and environmental interventions to promote active lifestyles among young people.The Descriptive Epidemiology of Sitting: A 20-Country Comparison Using the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ)
Recent epidemiologic evidence points to the health risks of prolonged sitting, that are independent of physical activity, but few papers have reported the descriptive epidemiology of sitting in population studies with adults.Adults' Sedentary Behavior: Determinants and Interventions
Research is now required on factors influencing adults' sedentary behaviors, and effective approaches to behavioral-change intervention must be identified. The strategies for influencing sedentary behavior will need to be informed by evidence on the most important modifiable behavioral determinants. However, much of the available evidence relevant to understanding the determinants of sedentary behaviors is from cross-sectional studies, which are limited in that they identify only behavioral “correlates.” As is the case for physical activity, a behavior- and context-specific approach is needed to understand the multiple determinants operating in the different settings within which these behaviors are most prevalent.
