Dog Walking and Physical Activity in the United States

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• Journal Article:
  Preventing Chronic Disease (PCD)
• Personal Author:
  Ham, Sandra A ; Epping, Jacqueline
• Description:
  Introduction ; Dog walking is a purposeful physical activity that may have health benefits for humans and canines. A descriptive epidemiology of the contribution of dog walking to physically active lifestyles among dog walkers in the United States has not been previously reported. ; Methods ; Data on youth and adults who reported walking for pet care trips (N = 1282) on the National Household Travel Survey 2001 were analyzed for number of trips, proportion walking a dog for at least 10 minutes on one trip, and accumulation of 30 minutes or more in 1 day of walks lasting at least 10 minutes. ; Results ; In 1 day, 58.9% of dog walkers took two or more walks, 80.2% took at least one walk of 10 minutes or more, and 42.3% accumulated 30 minutes or more from walks lasting at least 10 minutes each. There were no significant differences by sex, family income, or categories of urbanization. ; Conclusion ; Walking a dog may contribute to a physically active lifestyle and should be promoted as a strategy that fits within the framework set forth by the Task Force on Community Preventive Services for Physical Activity.
• Subjects:
  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Animals
  • Data Collection
  • Dogs
  • Exercise
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Life Style
  • Male
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• Source:
  Prev Chronic Dis. 2006; 3(2).
• ISSN:
  1545-1151
• Pubmed ID:
  16539788
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC1563959
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  3
• Issue:
  2
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/4100/cdc_4100_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 245.33 KB]
• Collection(s):
  Preventing Chronic Disease
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