The environment in which you live can make it easier, or more challenging, to be physically active. Many Americans have become sedentary over the years because physical activity has been slowly engineered out of our lives. Physical changes to communities can create safe, healthy environments that encourage and promote active living.
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A Quantitative Examination of Park Characteristics Related to Park Use and Physical Activity Among Urban Youth
September 1, 2009 | Journal Article
This study, presented in a supplement of childhood obesity literature, used data from the Baltimore Active Living Teens Study (BALTS) to investigate associations between physical activity levels and two environmental factors: perceived crime and the presence and quality of neighborhood parks.
"Do You See What I See?"
January 1, 2010 | Journal Article
In this study, which first classified different urban neighborhood types, girls were found to be more sensitive to environmental barriers and facilitators to physical activity than boys.
Are Perceptions about Worksite Neighborhoods and Policies Associated with Walking?
November 1, 2009 | Journal Article
Getting the recommended 30 minutes of moderate physical activity most days can be a challenge for working adults. The researchers rated workplace community zones according to numerous characteristics that were supportive or not of walking.
New Logo and Trail Signs Identify 2,600-Mile East Coast Greenway Urban Walking and Biking Trail
March 1, 2004 | Program Result
The East Coast Greenway Alliance created a logo and trail signs to promote the use of the East Cost Greenway, a 2,600-mile urban walking and biking trail that will link cities and towns from Maine to Florida.
Mindfulness and Yoga for Disadvantaged Urban Youth
June 11, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
With that in mind, five years ago I began working with a team of researchers from Johns Hopkins and Penn State to explore what a yoga program might do for kids. We began working with the Holistic Life Foundation (HLF) in Baltimore, Md., a small nonp ...
Washington, D.C.
December 2, 2008 | Story
Washington, D.C. community is among 50 sites making changes in national initiative to prevent obesity.
Three Maryland Communities Get Help Improving Their Walking Environments
June 1, 2006 | Program Result
The National Center for Smart Growth Research and Education at the University of Maryland worked in three diverse Maryland communities to assess the implementation and likely impact of new land use and zoning codes on the walking environment.
Factors Influencing the Use of Recreational Centers and Parks for Physical Activity by African-American Adolescents
February 6, 2008 | Story
"Active Living has done such a good job of linking people from different disciplines and pushing ahead with transdisciplinary research," she says.