Active living neighborhoods: is neighborhood walkability a key element for Belgian adolescents?

Active living neighborhoods: is neighborhood walkability a key element for Belgian adolescents?

BACKGROUND In adult research, neighborhood walkability has been acknowledged as an important construct among the built environmental correlates of physical activity. Research into this association has only recently been extended to adolescents and the current empirical evidence is not consistent. This study investigated whether neighborhood walkability and neighborhood socioeconomic status (SES...

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The association between objective walkability, neighborhood socio-economic status, and physical activity in Belgian children

BACKGROUND Objective walkability is an important correlate of adults' physical activity. Studies investigating the relation between walkability and children's physical activity are scarce. However, in order to develop effective environmental interventions, a profound investigation of this relation is needed in all age groups. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between obje...

Promoting Active Urban Aging: A Measurement Approach to Neighborhood Walkability for Older Adults.

Understanding the role of the built environment on physical activity behavior among older adults is an important public health goal, but evaluating these relationships remains complicated due to the difficulty of measuring specific attributes of the environment. As a result, there is conflicting evidence regarding the association between perceived and objectively measured walkability and physic...

Neighborhood walkability: older people's perspectives from four neighborhoods in Ottawa, Canada.

This qualitative study examined older people's walking experiences in 4 Ottawa neighborhoods. Seventy-five adults age 65 years and older who had lived in their neighborhoods for at least 2 yr participated in focus groups and individual interviews. Four themes were identified through data analysis: multidimensional personal meanings, navigating hostile walking environments, experiencing ambiguit...