More Information on Walking
Walking Resources & Interesting Facts!
- Mayo Clinic
- About.com
- Map My Walk
- Discovery Health
- Emedicine
- Why Can’t We Walk Straight? — great animated video on walking and perception
Research on Walking (Full Text)
- Walking in Old Age and Development of Metabolic Syndrome: The Health, Aging, and Body Composition Study
- Purposeful exercise and lifestyle physical activity in the lives of young adult women: Findings from a diary study
- Supervised and non-supervised Nordic walking in the treatment of chronic low back pain: a single blind randomized clinical trial
- The Healthy Steps Study: A randomized controlled trial of a pedometer-based Green Prescription for older adults. Trial protocol
- A Walk (or Cycle) to the Park: Active Transit to Neighborhood Amenities, the CARDIA Study
- Neighborhood Characteristics, Adherence to Walking, and Depressive Symptoms in Midlife African American Women
- Physical activity patterns and prevention of weight gain in premenopausal women
- Children’s Active Commuting to School: Current Knowledge and Future Directions
- Physical activity in relation to long-term maintenance after intentional weight loss in premenopausal women
- A Cost Analysis of a Physical Activity Intervention for Older Adults
- Effects of aerobic and strength-based training on metabolic health indicators in older adults