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Does the Built Environment Influence Physical Activity?: Examining the Evidence -- Special Report 282

Physical activity is the leading health indicator in Healthy People 2010, a national agenda for reducing the most significant preventable threats to health. The scientific evidence is strong that ...
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Walking on familiar streets: insights on how neighborhood attachment may promote people's walking behavior

Ishikawa, Japan-- Physical activity has numerous health benefits. Often, someone’s physical environment or the way someone perceives their surroundings can impact their decision to engage in physical ...
News Medical

Urban environment associated with physical activity in COPD patients

The physical activity and exercise capacity of people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) appear to be related to population density, pedestrian street length, slope of terrain and ...
National Academies of Sciences%2c Engineering%2c and Medicine

Does the Built Environment Influence Physical Activity?: Examining the Evidence -- Special Report 282

Transportation Research Board publications are available by ordering individual publications directly from the TRB Business Office, through the Internet at www.TRB ...
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Walking on familiar streets: Insights on how neighborhood attachment may promote people's walking behavior

It is known that perceived or real factors in a person's environment can impact their daily routines. Researchers have now found that 'place attachment' -- the emotional and functional relationship ...