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Using Systematic Observations to Understand Conditions That Promote Interracial Experiences in Neighbourhood Parks

We analysed observations from 31 neighbourhood parks, with each park mapped into smaller target areas for study, across five US cities generated using the System for Observing Play and Recreation in the Community (SOPARC).
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Using Wearable Fitness Devices to Monitor More Than Just Fitness

Manufacturers could reinvigorate the market for personal health devices by incorporating measures of health and well-being beyond step counts. Wearables could gauge a neighborhood's air quality, safety, or its level of social connectedness.
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Fit for Duty? Evaluating the Physical Fitness Requirements of Battlefield Airmen

Describes a methodology for establishing physical fitness standards for four Air Force occupational specialties, as part of a broader Air Force effort to measure the physical readiness of airmen to perform their jobs.
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Maternal Weight After Childbirth Versus Aging-Related Weight Changes

For most women, pregnancy-related weight gain is not as big a factor in long-term weight gain or obesity in their childbearing years as previously thought.
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Mar 14, 2017

One Size Doesn't Fit All: Cross-Sectional Associations Between Neighborhood Walkability, Crime and Physical Activity Depends on Age and Sex of Residents

“Walkability” appears to increase physical activity in low-income, urban neighborhoods, most notably for women under 65.
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Mar 13, 2017

Five Myths About American Obesity

Two in three Americans are overweight or obese. There are many popular theories about what's causing the obesity epidemic, but many are not supported by data. What's clear is that most U.S. adults eat too many calories.
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Jan 26, 2017

What 32 Million Tweets Tell Us About Health and the Twitterverse

Health-related posts and conversations on Twitter shed light on the public's views on obesity, exercise and fitness, safe sex, alcohol, and mental health. Will such discussion increase in communities where health and wellness programs are put in place?
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The Neighborhood Park: An Underused Oasis

Most neighborhood parks are underutilized, especially in the mornings and on weekdays. But with a modest amount of redesign, investment, and marketing, parks could lead more people to engage in routine physical activity.
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City of Los Angeles Neighborhood Parks: Research Findings and Policy Implications (2003–2015)

This report summarizes more than a decade of research on how well neighborhood parks in Los Angeles support physical activity. Between 2003 and 2015, researchers observed 83 parks and fielded nearly 28,000 surveys of park users and local residents.
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Oct 27, 2016

Cost-effectiveness of Combined Oral Bisphosphonate Therapy and Falls Prevention Exercise for Fracture Prevention in the USA

For white women aged 75-80, 1 year of exercise and 5 years of bisphosphonate therapy are effective at preventing osteoporitic fractures.
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Sep 22, 2016

The Prevalence and Use of Walking Loops in Neighborhood Parks: A National Study

Walking loops in public parks appear to not only boost park use but also encourage higher levels of moderate-to-vigorous park-based physical activity, especially among seniors.
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Implementing Exercise Programs to Prevent Falls: Systematic Descriptive Review

Identifying key characteristics of successful fall prevention exercise programs can help clinicians and health system leaders link patients to appropriate community-based programs.

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