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.
How can design encourage adolescents to ride bicycles?
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.
The National Walking and Walkable Communities Report Card has been issued.
Travers and her colleagues investigated the link between walkability and actual walking among a group of Australian adults over 65 years old.
Calories standing = calories sitting
How do light levels influence the number of people walking or cycling? Uttley and Fotios answered that question.
Panza and his team investigated links between levels of physical activity and wellbeing.
Using the stairs instead of an elevator helps us keep trim and saves energy—and stairway design and placement, for instance, can boost the likelihood we’ll take the stairs.
When people move, they burn off calories. Slimming our waistlines isn’t all that moving does for us, however. Research consistently shows, for example, that when we’re walking we think more clearly, creatively and productively (whether inside or outdoors), and get along better with others.
