This paper examines the association between neighborhood active living potential and walking among middle-aged and older adults. A sample of 2,614 (61.1% women) persons aged 45 years or older and living in one of 112 census tracts in Montreal, Canada, were recruited between February and May of 2005 to participate in a 20-minute telephone survey. Data were linked to observational data on neighbo...

OBJECTIVE To verify whether 30 minutes of rest between two incremental shuttle walking tests (ISWT) are enough for cardiovascular variables and perceived exertion to return to baseline values in healthy subjects in a broad age range. METHOD The maximal exercise capacity of 334 apparently healthy subjects (age ≥ 18) was evaluated using the ISWT. The test was performed twice with 30 minutes of ...

BACKGROUND Low activity levels in inpatient rehabilitation are associated with adverse outcomes. The study aimed to test whether activity levels can be increased by the provision of monitored activity data to patients and clinicians in the context of explicit goal setting. METHODS A randomized controlled trial in three sites in Australia included 255 inpatients aged 60 and older who had a reh...

27 Although lower limb strength becomes asymmetrical with age, past studies of ageing effects on gait 28 biomechanics have usually analysed only one limb. This experiment measured how ageing and 29 treadmill surface influenced both dominant and non-dominant step parameters in older (Mean 74.0 30 yr) and young participants (Mean 21.9 yr). Step-cycle parameters were obtained from 3-D 31 position/...

BACKGROUND Several neighbourhood elements have been found to be related to leisure-time walking and cycling. However, the association with neighbourhood safety remains unclear. This study aimed to assess the association of neighbourhood-level safety with leisure-time walking and cycling among Dutch adults. METHODS Data were derived from the national health survey (POLS) 2006-2009, with valid ...

the aim of this study was to investigate the effects of 12 weeks of walking on plasma levels of leptin in postmenopausal women with breast cancer. nineteen postmenopausal women with breast cancer (age: 55.05+2.7 years) who received surgery, chemotherapy and radiation-therapy and were receiving hormone therapy by letrozol were divided into two groups: control (n=8) and experimental (n=11). subje...