Active commuting and multiple health outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis

M Dinu, G Pagliai, C Macchi, F Sofi - Sports medicine, 2019 - Springer
Background Active commuting is associated with greater physical activity, but there is no
consensus on the actual beneficial effects of this type of physical activity on health …

Influence of urban and transport planning and the city environment on cardiovascular disease

MJ Nieuwenhuijsen - Nature reviews cardiology, 2018 - nature.com
This Review describes the relationship between urban and transport planning and the city
environment, the main cardiovascular risk factors (including physical activity, hypertension …

Changes in commuting behaviours in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in the UK

DM Harrington, M Hadjiconstantinou - Journal of transport & health, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Background The UK Government restrictions on non-essential work in response to
the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic forced millions of working aged-adults …

[HTML][HTML] Does active commuting improve psychological wellbeing? Longitudinal evidence from eighteen waves of the British Household Panel Survey

A Martin, Y Goryakin, M Suhrcke - Preventive medicine, 2014 - Elsevier
Objective The aim of this study is to explore the relationship between active travel and
psychological wellbeing. Method This study used data on 17,985 adult commuters in …

Exploring associations between urban green, street design and walking: Results from the Greater London boroughs

C Sarkar, C Webster, M Pryor, D Tang… - Landscape and Urban …, 2015 - Elsevier
In recent years, a series of studies have highlighted the positive effects of urban green on
individual activity behaviour and health. In this paper, we examine salutogenic environment …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of new transport infrastructure on walking, cycling, and physical activity

J Panter, E Heinen, R Mackett, D Ogilvie - American journal of preventive …, 2016 - Elsevier
Introduction Walking and cycling bring health and environmental benefits, but there is little
robust evidence that changing the built environment promotes these activities in …

[HTML][HTML] Does active travel make people healthier, or are healthy people more inclined to travel actively?

M Kroesen, J De Vos - Journal of Transport & Health, 2020 - Elsevier
Introduction Active travel (walking and cycling) is increasingly being recognised as a
potentially effective means of increasing physical activity levels and thereby contribute to …

Toward heart-healthy and sustainable cities: a policy statement from the American Heart Association

S Rajagopalan, A Ramaswami, A Bhatnagar… - Circulation, 2024 - ahajournals.org
Nearly 56% of the global population lives in cities, with this number expected to increase to
6.6 billion or> 70% of the world's population by 2050. Given that cardiometabolic diseases …

Active commuting and obesity in mid-life: cross-sectional, observational evidence from UK Biobank

E Flint, S Cummins - The lancet Diabetes & endocrinology, 2016 - thelancet.com
Background Physical inactivity is a leading cause of obesity and premature mortality. We
aimed to examine the relation between active commuting and obesity in mid-life using …

Relationships of the multi-scale built environment with active commuting, body mass index, and life satisfaction in China: A GSEM-based analysis

C Yin, J Zhang, C Shao - Travel behaviour and society, 2020 - Elsevier
The effects of the built environment (BE) on modes of transport have been extensively
evaluated in the literature with a primary focus on the neighborhood-level BE. Moreover, it …