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Neighborhood environment and physical activity among youth a review
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For both children and adolescents, the most consistent associations involved objectively measured environmental attributes and reported physical activity, and these findings support several recommendations for policy and environmental change from such groups as the IOM and National Physical Activity Plan.About:
This article is published in American Journal of Preventive Medicine.The article was published on 2011-10-01. It has received 787 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Active living & Poison control.read more
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Correlates of physical activity: why are some people physically active and others not?
Adrian Bauman,Rodrigo Siqueira Reis,Rodrigo Siqueira Reis,James F. Sallis,Jonathan C. K. Wells,Ruth J. F. Loos,Ruth J. F. Loos,Brian W. Martin +7 more
TL;DR: In this article, a broad view of health behaviour causation, with the social and physical environment included as contributors to physical inactivity, particularly those outside the health sector, such as urban planning, transportation systems, and parks and trails, is presented.
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The pandemic of physical inactivity: global action for public health
Harold W. Kohl,Cora L Craig,Estelle V. Lambert,Shigeru Inoue,Jasem Ramadan Alkandari,Grit Leetongin,Sonja Kahlmeier +6 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors summarise present global efforts to counteract this problem and point the way forward to address the pandemic of physical inactivity, concluding that, although evidence for the benefits of physical activity for health has been available since the 1950s, promotion to improve the health of populations has lagged in relation to the available evidence.
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Nature and Health
TL;DR: This work focuses on nature as represented by aspects of the physical environment relevant to planning, design, and policy measures that serve broad segments of urbanized societies and considers research on pathways between nature and health involving air quality, physical activity, social cohesion, and stress reduction.
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Accelerating Progress in Obesity Prevention: Solving the Weight of the Nation
TL;DR: Because employers bear direct medical and indirect productivity costs of obesity, they can benefit from promoting and increasing physical activity, healthy eating, breastfeeding, and overall well-being in the workplace.
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Early effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on physical activity and sedentary behavior in children living in the U.S.
TL;DR: Short-term changes in PA and SB in reaction to COVID-19 may become permanently entrenched, leading to increased risk of obesity, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease in children, and programmatic and policy strategies should be geared towards promoting PA and reducing SB.
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Physical activity in the United States measured by accelerometer.
Richard P. Troiano,David Berrigan,Kevin W. Dodd,Louise C. Mâsse,Timothy Tilert,Margaret McDowell +5 more
TL;DR: Objective and subjective measures of physical activity give qualitatively similar results regarding gender and age patterns of activity, however, adherence to physical activity recommendations according to accelerometer-measured activity is substantially lower than according to self-report.
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A review of correlates of physical activity of children and adolescents.
TL;DR: Variables that were consistently associated with children's physical activity were sex (male), parental overweight status, physical activity preferences, intention to be active, perceived barriers, previous physical activity, healthy diet, program/facility access, and time spent outdoors.
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Evidence based physical activity for school-age youth.
William B. Strong,Robert M. Malina,Cameron J. R. Blimkie,Stephen R. Daniels,Rodney K. Dishman,Bernard Gutin,Albert C. Hergenroeder,Aviva Must,Patricia A. Nixon,James M. Pivarnik,Thomas W. Rowland,Stewart G. Trost,François Trudeau +12 more
TL;DR: School-age youth should participate daily in 60 minutes or more of moderate to vigorous physical activity that is developmentally appropriate, enjoyable, and involves a variety of activities.
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An ecological approach to creating active living communities.
James F. Sallis,Robert Cervero,William Ascher,Karla A. Henderson,M. Katherine Kraft,Jacqueline Kerr +5 more
TL;DR: It is concluded that multilevel interventions based on ecological models and targeting individuals, social environments, physical environments, and policies must be implemented to achieve population change in physical activity.
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Environmental correlates of walking and cycling: Findings from the transportation, urban design, and planning literatures
TL;DR: In this article, neighborhood environment characteristics proposed to be relevant to walking/cycling for transport are defined, including population density, connectivity, and land use mix, with evidence suggesting that residents from communities with higher density, greater connectivity and more land-use mix report higher rates of walking and cycling for utilitarian purposes than low-density, poorly connected, and single land use neighborhoods.