Nature

A socio-ecological approach promoting physical activity and limiting sedentary behavior in adolescence showed weight benefits maintained 2.5 years after intervention cessation

Obesity in youth remains a major public health issue. Yet no effective long-term preventive strategy exists. We previously showed that a school-based socio-ecological approach targeting behavior and ...
Medscape

An Ecological Approach to Physical Activity in African American Women

Physical activity in women has assumed increasing significance as a policy issue as a result of the release of the 1996 Surgeon General's Report on Physical Activity and Health. This report revealed ...
JSTOR Daily

Indigenous Austalians and physical activity: using a social—ecological model to review the literature

Health Education Research, Vol. 25, No. 3, Health, Equity and Sustainable Development (June 2010), pp. 498-509 (12 pages) This paper aims to present what is currently known about Indigenous ...
JSTOR Daily

Socio-demographic and behavioral variation in barriers to leisure-time physical activity

Introduction: We examined the socio-demographic and behavioral determinants of perceived barriers to leisure-time physical activity (LTPA) in a population-based sample of working-aged adults. Methods: ...
Nature

Social ecological correlates of physical activity in normal weight, overweight, and obese individuals

Research is limited concerning the moderating influence of weight status (ie normal, over, and obese) on the social ecological correlates of physical activity (PA) in adults. Therefore, the present ...
News Medical

Study finds socio-economic disparities in physical activity during the COVID-19 pandemic

A study conducted by Assistant Professor KYAN Akira (Kobe University Graduate School of Human Development and Environment) and Professor TAKAKURA Minoru (Faculty of Medicine, University of the Ryukyus ...