Despite the well-known benefits of physical activity, less than half of adults aged 55–75
years participate in sufficient physical activity. Short bouts of vigorous intermittent lifestyle …

Walkability is a critical component of built environments, yet there is still diverse
conceptualization and measurement of the construct. The Walk Score® metric is one …

Place is integral to tourism. In tourism, almost all issues can ultimately be traced back to
human–place interactions and human–place relationships. Sense of place, also referred to …

Purpose Understanding the geographical and environmental triggers for active transport
among older adults is crucial to promote healthy and independent lifestyles. While …

Background Using a nationally representative cohort of Canadian adults, we assessed
associations between neighbourhood walkability and cause-specific mortality and …

Background and purpose: The world's elderly population has been dramatically growing
during the last few decades, and therefore, a big challenge for many societies will be to meet …

Background Public health research studies often rely on population-based participation and
draw on various recruitment methods to establish samples. Increasingly, researchers are …

Background: Although walking for travel can help in reaching the daily recommended levels
of physical activity, we know relatively little about the correlates of walking for travel in the …

The concept of walkability encompasses a multitude of features of the built and social
environments that impact walking behavior, leading to the creation of a wide range of …

Background Altering micro-scale features of neighborhoods (eg, the presence and condition
of benches, sidewalks, trees, crossing signals, walking paths) could be a relatively cost …