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The epidemiology of walking for exercise: Implications for promoting activity among sedentary groups

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  • Siegel, P.Z.
  • Brackbill, R.M.
  • Heath, G.W.

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The relative contribution of walking to overall leisure-time physical activity participation rates was studied among respondents from the 45 states that participated in the 1990 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (n = 81 557). The percentages of low income, unemployed, and obese persons who engaged in leisure-time physical activity (range = 51.1% to 57.7%) were substantialIy lower than the percentage among the total adult population (70.3%). In contrast, the prevalence of walking for exercise among these sedentary groups (range = 32.5% to 35.9%) was similar to that among the total population (35.6%). Walking appears to be an acceptable, accessible exercise activity, especially among population subgroups with a low prevalence of leisure-time physical activity.

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  • Siegel, P.Z. & Brackbill, R.M. & Heath, G.W., 1995. "The epidemiology of walking for exercise: Implications for promoting activity among sedentary groups," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 85(5), pages 706-710.
    • Handle: RePEc:aph:ajpbhl:1995:85:5:706-710_3
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