Association between objective measurement of walking activity and neighborhood walkability

Walking is the most common form of physical activity (PA) among U.S. adults, and is the most popular choice of aerobic PA to improve overall health. Although walking has received increased attention in recent years as an important means to improve population health, more than half of U.S. adults do not get the amount of aerobic PA recommended for health benefits and approximately one third are entirely inactive. The purpose of this study was to quantify objectively measured walking bouts that occurred within the home neighborhood, and to examine the association between the number of walking bouts in the home neighborhood and neighborhood-level walkability.

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Project Type(s): Master's Thesis

Author(s): Liang-Dar Hwang

Program(s): Master of Science

Year: 2014

Adviser(s):

• Glen E. Duncan