Kids on the Move (05-14-12)
The number of obese children in the United States has increased interest in any of their activities that burn calories.
Increase Physical Activity
More Research on Walking (05-10-12)
Research continues on factors that increase walking.
Arise From That Chair! (01-20-12)
British psychologists have learned that all that time we spend sitting at work has repercussions beyond the size of the posterior we’re sitting on.
Physical Activity and School Performance (12-29-11)
Singh and colleagues reviewed the existing research on adolescent physical activity and academic performance.
Places for Kids
Well-informed designers know that children do not respond to spaces simply as short adults, and researchers have been carefully investigating walking to school, daylight preferences, and traffic crossing dangers for children.
Getting Out and About
Nearby nature—new research reveals the difficulties of enticing working adults and children into outdoor spaces, but it also hints at solutions.
Another Argument for Onsite Fitness Centers (12-09-11)
Researchers at the University of Exeter have completed research that supports including fitness centers in corporate campuses and similar complexes.
Intersections and Play (10-20-11)
Researchers at Queen’s University have confirmed common sense expectations about road design and children’s outdoor play.
Problems with Suburban Design (09-21-11)
Badger reviews research related to the planning of suburban communities, and shares that information with readers outside the design world.
Neighborhood Design and Walking (09-20-11)
Hekler and his colleagues have studied the utilitarian and leisure walking of a set of people between 56 and 72 years old.
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