[PDF] Top 20 Using built environment characteristics to predict walking for exercise

... the environment, or environmental measurement at aggregate levels that mask relevant small- scale variation ...their environment depending on their age, affluence, car ownership, physical functioning, ... See full document

... and walking, the same conclusion cannot be drawn with regard to objectively-measured sidewalk availability and walking ...overall walking after adjusting for other objectively- assessed and ... See full document

... of walking behaviours within the AHTUS to walking for exercise, for transportation, and for the purpose of pet care ...(i.e., walking the dog). Considering any walking (of those ... See full document

... personal characteristics (eg, attitudes toward walking and cycling), the social environment (eg, social support from family and friends), public policies (eg, school policies, municipal bylaws), the ... See full document

... of built environment variables, while other built environment characteristics might also be important ...of walking and cycling ...most built environment variables ... See full document

... of built environment characteristics including street con- nectivity and physical activity, particularly walking [44,45], the associations between built environment remain ... See full document

... the built environment on obesity and related behaviours has grown over the last fifteen years [1], with geographic information system software allowing objective measures of neighbourhood resources to be ... See full document

... with walking for ...onmental characteristics (street connectivity, proximity of destinations) should be accompanied by a focus on im- proving safety, aesthetics and social cohesion of the neigh- bourhood, ... See full document

... pedestrians using the street following installation of street lighting in three ...weekly walking and bicycle trips among people relocating to neighborhoods with more or less supportive street ... See full document

... population. In all groups and especially in the older popula- tion, health care providers often recommend physical activ- ity as a primary means of controlling many chronic diseases such as diabetes, heart disease, and ... See full document

... namely walking and transit usage? Specifically, which urban form characteristics have a more explanatory power in revealing this relationship? These motivating questions have given rise to numerous studies ... See full document

... except for two factors (perceived socializing and preferred attractiveness) all other factors have different distributions between neighborhoods. Moreover, by comparing per- ceived factors with preferred factors, it is ... See full document

... to predict the likeli- hood of reaching recommended health-sustaining levels of walking or physical activity compared to using socio- demographic variables ...neighborhood walking at least 150 ... See full document

... Likewise, it is not clear that the BE features that are frequently associated with PA, as an example, are the same as are linked to cognition. Often, new studies of the BE are based on BE measures that have been be ... See full document

... Recognizing that all proposed KPAs generate strategic value to the organization, even though they are implemented in a non-strategic operational environment, the model aims to visualize the value stream from the ... See full document

... the walking environment and help decision-makers prioritise improvement schemes despite tighter public finances and potential opposition to ...of walking friendly environments on local economies - ... See full document

... core characteristics of them ...core characteristics of communities can be used to examine specific relationships whilst providing a systematic way of supporting the speculative mode of inquiry for further ... See full document

... the walking speed data for their patients and then filled out a questionnaire about how feasible they thought measuring walking speed was and how informative they found ...initial walking speed and ... See full document

... systems is growing rapidly, which has made human life more comfortable and easier. There are various home appliances available in electronic market which can operate through remote or automatically by robotic ... See full document

... to predict mouth position for sounds that are not in the training set using the continuity of mouth ...constructed using training sounds for a given individual using a triangulation ... See full document