So excited to see our paper on “Activity spaces in place and health research” published in Health and Place, with Basile Chaix and Yan Kestens : https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2019.05.008 Free access until October 9th, 2019: https://authors.elsevier.com/a/1ZbT5_Uo5A~6R5 Our commentary answers a systematic review from Lindsey Smith, Louise Foley and Jenna Panther on “Activity spaces in studies of the environment
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Walking, trip purpose, and exposure to multiple environments
Check out our new CURHA paper on neighborhood effect on walking! We used an activity space approach to explore the relationships between environmental conditions around and between activity locations, trip purpose and walking. Specific attention was dedicated to the role played by “trip purpose” on the i) the odds of walking, and ii) as a
Is older adults’ physical activity during transport compensated during other activities?
Check out our new CURHA paper, led by Dr. Ruben Brondeel, and comparing 4 study cohorts using GPS and accelerometers ! https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214140518305048 Abstract Introduction Promoting active transport offers the potential to increase population physical activity levels. Compensation theories state that above-average physical activity in one activity is compensated in later activities; a mechanism that results
Report from ISPAH 2018 in London
Back from the 7th International Society for Physical Activity and Health Congress in London (http://www.ispah.org/london-2018), this is a quick report on my experience of this conference. A little background for those of you who are not familiar with ISPAH (just like me before my first participation this year), this is a large conference on physical