Physical activity is influenced by urban environments

Physical activity is influenced by urban environmentsWhich probably won't come as much of a shock to us. A new study attempts to like urban environment to the amount of physical activity people undertake http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(15)01284-2/abstract Physical activity is influenced by the availability of public transport and parkland as well as the residential density of an area. The take-away point I found most interesting is that effective city planing could help people achieve half of their minimum suggested requirements for physical activity. submitted by /u/Happy-Fish [link] [comments]

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