Places to Walk: Convenience and Regular Physical Activity

Powell, Kenneth E.; Martin, Linda; Chowdhury, Pranesh P.

doi:10.2105/ajph.93.9.1519

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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.…”

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“…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 .…”

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“…e presence of bicycle lanes was shown to be associated to walking time, vigorous and moderate PA 7 . Nevertheless, the association of the characteristics of perceived urban environment with the attitude towards physical activity vary depending on country region provided the perception of environment and physical activities demands are in uenced by social, cultural and economic context [11][12][13][14] . In Brazil the studies that Methods made use of the same methods of the present study considered low-socioeconomic-status regions 10 ; being transversal in nature.…”

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Atividade física no lazer, deslocamento, apoio social e percepção do ambiente urbano em homens e mulheres de Florianópolis/SC

Pazin

Duarte

Borgatto

et al. 2016

Rev. bras. educ. fís. esporte

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Rev Bras Educ Fís Esporte, (São Paulo) 2016 Jul-Set; 30(3):757-68 • 757 Physical activity and environment in men and women IntroductionPhysical activity at leisure, transportation, social support and urban environment perception in women and men in Florianópolis/SC CDD. 20.ed. 613 Regular physical activity (PA) has been pointed as an important component of a healthy life style 1 . Increase in physical activity levels and a healthy life style can reduce the risk of coronary diseases and in uence the rate of mortality by chronic diseases 2 . However, studies from Brazil and other countries show that the population is not su ciently physically active 3 and the increase of sedentary behavior has been a crescent concern for public health policies [4][5] .One possibility to change population attitude towards physical activity is to identify associated factors that can make possible the implementation of public policies and strategies that contribute to an active life style adoption 6 . e models that try to explain the prevalence of physical activity in leisure and transport are multifactorial and consider psychosocial, sociodemographic factors and, more recently, urban environmental characteristics in di erent populations and contexts [7][8][9][10] . 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 AbstractThe aim of the study was to identify characteristics of the perceived physical environment and social support associated with physical activity during leisure (LFA), and transportation (TFA) in man and women. The study was based on a systematic sample of 746 residents in Florianópolis, SC, Brazil, obtained by phonebook. We utilized the long version of International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ), and the scale of active mobility in the community environment (news adapted). The outcomes investigated were not meeting the recommendations for physical activity (NARAF) in LFA and TFA in man and women. As explanatory variables we investigated the characteristics of socio-demographic variables, perception of the environment, general health, and body mass index (IMC). We performed logistic regression analysis to estimate the odds ratios and the adjusted attributes of the physical environment and social support of man and women that NARAF. The response rate was 91% (n = 746). The prevalence of women in NARAF in transportation was 73.3% (69.1-77.5%) and for men was 71.1% (66.1 to 76.2%). In the LFA NARAF prevalence of women was 78.4% (74.5-78.3%) and 74.9% (70.1-79.7%) in men. In TFA environmental attributes associated with less chance of NARAF were: live in an area close to shopping areas, gym and bank branch close to home. In the LFA, street lighting, security during the day, walking site close to home and live near the coastline. Programs to promote AFL in adults should consider variables of the urban environment (lit streets, safety, local walking or phys...

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Atividade física no lazer, deslocamento, apoio social e percepção do ambiente urbano em homens e mulheres de Florianópolis/SC

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Duarte

Borgatto

et al. 2016

Rev. bras. educ. fís. esporte

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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.…”

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Walking to Public TransitSteps to Help Meet Physical Activity Recommendations

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Dannenberg

2005

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

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“…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.…”

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Association between residents’ perception of the neighborhood’s environments and walking time in objectively different regions

Lee

Kawakubo

Kohri

et al. 2007

Environ Health Prev Med

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Objective: The purpose of this study is to delineate the association between residents' perception of the neighborhood's environments and walking time in objectively different regions in Japan.Methods: Two regions were selected as high and low walkable regions on the basis of differences in their residential density, mixed land use and street connectivity. The subjects in this study were participants in a health promotion program focused on walking sponsored by local governments. A questionnaire was sent to the participants asking about how their perception of the neighborhood's environment related to walking, and the time spent walking per week. There were 237 residents from the high walkable region and 195 from the low walkable region who completed the study survey.Results: The high walkable region had a larger residential density, a high mixed land use and a higher street connectivity than the low walkable region. Walking time, and the scores of the perception of the neighborhood's environment for the high walkable region residents were significantly higher than those for the low walkable region residents. Thus, residents' perception of the neighborhood's environment generally reflected the actual physical environmental characteristics. Residents in the high walkable region whose scores for accessibility and aesthetics were high, spent significantly more walking time. Residents in the low walkable region whose scores for accessibility, safety, convenience and aesthetics were high, spent significantly more walking time.Conclusion: The study results suggested that the neighborhood's environment may influence daily walking time. The perceptions of the neighborhood's environmental factors that correlate with walking times differ between the different regional physical environments. Therefore, to promote physical activity, the consideration of environmental factors unique to residents' neighborhood's environments is needed.

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Places to Walk: Convenience and Regular Physical Activity

Cited by 125 publications

References 8 publications

Atividade física no lazer, deslocamento, apoio social e percepção do ambiente urbano em homens e mulheres de Florianópolis/SC

Atividade física no lazer, deslocamento, apoio social e percepção do ambiente urbano em homens e mulheres de Florianópolis/SC

Walking to Public TransitSteps to Help Meet Physical Activity Recommendations

Association between residents’ perception of the neighborhood’s environments and walking time in objectively different regions

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