Building an urban park increases the intention of adults to practice physical activity
Abstract Physical activity levels in adults are low and strategies should be put in place to change this. The aim of this study was to investigate whether building an urban park can increase adult neighborhood residents' intentions to partake in physical activity. In total, 395 adults living ne...
Main Authors: | Raphaelly Machado Felix, Vinicius Martins Farias, Mauren Lúcia de Araújo Bergmann, Gabriel Gustavo Bergmann |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Universidade Estadual Paulista
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Series: | Motriz: Revista de Educacao Fisica |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1980-65742016000400341&lng=en&tlng=en |
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