Greenspace in urban areas may have greater protective health effects than elsewhere.
Urban dwellers experience more environmental harmful exposures, attentional demands …

Previous reviews on children, adolescents and adults have reported consistent relationships
between several physical environmental characteristics and physical activity (PA). This …

Background In the past decade, various reviews described the relationship between the
physical environment and different physical activity (PA) domains. Yet, the majority of the …

Objectives. We examined associations between neighborhood demographic characteristics
and the availability of commercial physical activity–related outlets by zip code across the …

Context: The increasing prevalence of overweight in youth has been well chronicled, but
less is known about the unique patterns and risks that may exist in rural and urban …

Objective. To conduct a systematic review of the literature to examine the influence of the
built environment (BE) on the physical activity (PA) of adults in rural settings. Data Source …

China has recently undergone rapid social and economic change. Increases in urbanization
have led to equally rapid shifts toward more sedentary occupations through the acquisition …

Fewer than 1 in 4 adults achieves the recommended amount of physical activity, with lower
activity levels reported among some groups. Addressing low levels of physical activity …

The alarming problem of a decline in physical activity among children and adolescents and
its detrimental effects on public health has been well recognised worldwide. Low physical …

Purpose: This national, county‐level study examines the relationship between food
availability and access, and health outcomes (mortality, diabetes, and obesity rates) in both …