Differences in Behavior, Time, Location, and Built Environment between Objectively Measured Utilitarian and Recreational Walking.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Utilitarian and recreational walking both contribute to physical activity. Yet walking for these two purposes may be different behaviors. We sought to provide operational definitions of utilitarian and recreational walking and to objectively measure their behavioral, spatial, and temporal differences in order to inform transportation and public health policies and interventions.

Methods

Data were collected 2008-2009 from 651 Seattle-King County residents, wearing an accelerometer and a GPS unit, and filling-in a travel diary for 7 days. Walking activity bouts were classified as utilitarian or recreational based on whether walking had a destination or not. Differences between the two walking purposes were analyzed, adjusting for the nested structure of walking acti

SUBMITTER: Kang B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6136454 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature