The Association of Natural Elements and Trail Use by Adults

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• Journal Article:
  Preventing Chronic Disease (PCD)
• Personal Author:
  Price, Anna E. ; Reed, Julian A. ; Hooker, Steve P.
• Description:
  We used the System for Observing Play and Recreation in Communities to examine the association between variations in natural elements (ie, season, weather, and temperature) and adults' use of a rail-trail in South Carolina (2006-2009). Most (62%) of the 4,468 trail users observed were walkers; 38% were observed participating in vigorous physical activity. Adults were most often observed using the trail during the summer (32%), sunny weather (78%), and moderate temperatures (54%). When promoting trail use among adults, natural elements should be considered.
• Subjects:
  Adult Attitude To Health Environment Design Female Humans Male Middle Aged Motor Activity Questionnaires Recreation Retrospective Studies Seasons Young Adult

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• Source:
  Prev Chronic Dis. 2012; 9.
• ISSN:
  1545-1151
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  South Carolina
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  9
• Collection(s):
  Preventing Chronic Disease
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:4877de5cfb151239069135b7a0e6655b34680f95ede37c0ed1a3adca94e616dd391b89b329cf33b9c3377118336c666a2f5b216dbea76430db5813964cc27172
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/19702/cdc_19702_DS1.pdf
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