2003
DOI: 10.2105/ajph.93.9.1519
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Places to Walk: Convenience and Regular Physical Activity

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“…In the multivariate model for men, walking and tness facilities up to 10 walking minutes from home remained signi cant considering the 5% level; with 60% and 76% less NARAF chance. is results are in accordance to another study 13 that showed signi cant association between places with easiness of assess and adequacy for walking and physical activity that meets the recommended standard. e security perception (in terms of crimes) is another social environmental aspect that might be related to physical activity.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 91%
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“…In the multivariate model for men, walking and tness facilities up to 10 walking minutes from home remained signi cant considering the 5% level; with 60% and 76% less NARAF chance. is results are in accordance to another study 13 that showed signi cant association between places with easiness of assess and adequacy for walking and physical activity that meets the recommended standard. e security perception (in terms of crimes) is another social environmental aspect that might be related to physical activity.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 91%
“…ere is evidence that some attributes of the perceived urban environment are associated with practice of physical activity during leisure (LFA) and transport (TFA) [11][12] . Individuals that mentioned having a facility to walk were signi cantly more likely to meet the physical activity recommendations (41.5%) than those who did not (27.4%) showing a direct relation between facilities accessibility and the proportion of individuals that meet the recommendations 13 . e presence of bicycle lanes was shown to be associated to walking time, vigorous and moderate PA 7 .…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…6 Research suggests that the built environment influences physical activity participation, including recreational walking and walking to and from transit. [7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18] A study by Cervero and Radisch 19 compared two San Francisco Bay area communities with similar income levels and transportation services but different commu-nity designs. The Rockridge community features compact development and mixed land uses that encourage walking and biking, while the Lafayette community has large-lot tract housing, automobile-oriented developments, and poorly connected streets that are not conducive to walking and biking.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Earlier studies of the correlation between the perception of the neighborhood's environment and walking time showed that a favorable perception of accessibility (7,17,22,25,26), safety (7,11,17,27), convenience (7,17,25,28), aesthetics (7,17,18,21,25,28), and the weather (7,18) promoted the time spent walking.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%