Park Use – Benchmark Info (01-03-18)
Cohen and team collected benchmark information on park use.
Increase Physical Activity
Garden Use by the Elderly (01-02-18)
Shi, Tong, and Tao investigated the use of gardens by elderly people.
Fitness Spaces That Improve Physical—and Mental—Health
Scientists have learned a lot about the design of fitness zones where extra pounds drop away, muscles build, and moods soar. They’ve identified ways that design can get our hearts and limbs pumping and make it more likely that when we’re done exercising we view our sweat-sodden experiences positively.
Designing So Adolescents Ride Bikes (12-21-17)
How can design encourage adolescents to ride bicycles?
Encouraging People to Use the Stairs (10-19-17)
Getting people to move from floor to floor via the stairs instead of an elevator or escalator can not only save electricity but also make those stair climbers a little healthier.
Failing to Support Walking (09-19-17)
The National Walking and Walkable Communities Report Card has been issued.
It’s Walkable, But Do They Walk? (08-11-17)
Travers and her colleagues investigated the link between walkability and actual walking among a group of Australian adults over 65 years old.
Burning Energy, Sitting and Standing
Calories standing = calories sitting
Walking, Cycling, and Light Levels (06-12-17)
How do light levels influence the number of people walking or cycling? Uttley and Fotios answered that question.
More on Moving and Wellbeing (05-19-17)
Panza and his team investigated links between levels of physical activity and wellbeing.
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