A pilot study to promote walking among obese and overweight individuals: walking buses for adults. Issue 6 (June 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Baker, E.H.; Milner, A.N.; Campbell, A.D.
• Is Part Of: Public health. Volume 129:Issue 6(2015:Jun.)
• Page Start: 822
• Page End: 824
• Publication Date: 2015-06
• Subjects: Public health -- Periodicals; Public health -- Periodicals; Electronic journals; 362.1
• DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2015.03.021
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0033-3506

Abstract

<abstract xml:lang="en" abstract-type="author-highlights" id="abs0010"> <title id="sectitle0010">Highlights</title> <sec> <p id="abspara0010"> <list id="ulist0010"> <list-item id="u0015"> <label></label> <p id="p0015">Walking buses have been successfully used for transporting young children</p> </list-item> <list-item id="u0020"> <label></label> <p id="p0020">Walking buses increase physical activity (PA) and promote improved outcomes for children</p> </list-item> <list-item id="u0030"> <label></label> <p id="p0030">We designed a PA intervention to promote walking among obese/overweight adults</p> </list-item> <list-item id="u0035"> <label></label> <p id="p0035">We find that walking buses promote PA and weight loss among the walking bus users</p> </list-item> <list-item id="u0040"> <label></label> <p id="p0040">Weight loss was even more pronounced for black participants</p> </list-item> </list> </p> </sec> </abstract>