Adults' Sedentary Behavior
August 1, 2011 | Journal Article
A conceptual approach to understanding the factors that influence adults? sitting time?and how to influence behavior change.
Sedentary Lifestyle
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Conference Participants Sweat Over Americans' Lack of Exercise
June 1, 2000 | Program Result
The Cooper Institute for Aerobics Research and the American College of Sports Medicine held a conference entitled "Physical Activity Interventions," at the Cooper Institute for Aerobics Research in Dallas, Texas, on October 19-21, 1997.
Evaluating Programs to Get Sedentary Women to Increase Their Physical Activity Levels
June 1, 2006 | Program Result
The Miriam Hospital in Providence, R.I., evaluated the extent to which Choose To Move and Jump Start, two print-based self-help interventions, increased physical activity among sedentary women.
Poor Diets, Little Exercise Leading Cause of Preventable Illness and Deaths
June 1, 2004 | Program Result
Between 1997 and 1999, researchers with the Association of Academic Health Centers updated a 1993 analysis of external (nongenetic) factors that contribute to the leading causes of death in the United States.
Neighborhood Factors Influence Physical Activity Among African American and Hispanic or Latina Women
January 1, 2012 | Journal Article
Interventions to increase physical activity must address neighborhood factors related to traffic safety.
Introduction to the Active Living Research Supplement
February 1, 2013 | Journal Article
In a supplement to the Annals of Behavioral Medicine, important interventional strategies aimed toward understanding disparities in environments and policies that support active living are discussed
Predictors of Moderate-to-Vigorous Physical Activity (MVPA) in African American Young Adolescents
February 1, 2013 | Journal Article
Demographics and family social support influence physical activity in African American adolescents according to this study.
Major Survey Tracks Children's and Teens Diets and Physical Activity in California
April 18, 2011 | Program Result
The 2005 and 2007 California Health Interview Surveys incorporated questions on children's and adolescents' diet and physical activity as well as the environmental factors that influence those behaviors.
A Poll About Children and Weight
February 25, 2013 | Survey/Poll
This poll provides new insights into the epidemic of childhood obesity and the challenges families face between school and sleep.
Active Living by Design
National Program
To increase physical activity through community design, public policies and communications strategies.