TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2012//
TI  - The perception of the neighborhood environment changes after participation in a pedometer based community intervention
JO  - International journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity
A1  - Wallmann, Birgit
A1  - Spittaels, Heleen
A1  - De Bourdeaudhuij, Ilse
A1  - Froboese, Ingo
SP  - 33
EP  - 33
VL  - 9
IS  - 1
N2  - BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to investigate whether the perception of the neighbourhood environment alters when changing the physical activity behaviour through a pedometer intervention. FINDINGS: The intervention was implemented for 15 weeks in a small village in Germany, and was based on the individual baseline activity level. Eighty-two inhabitants participated in the study and completed an environmental questionnaire before and after the intervention. Results showed that after the intervention the participants perceived a lower distance to local facilities, a higher availability of bike lanes and infrastructures, a better maintenance of infrastructure, a better network and a safer traffic situation. CONCLUSION: This suggests that a change in the levels of physical activity merges the levels of exposure to the environment which results in different environmental perceptions.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1479-5868
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1479-5868-9-33
ID  - ref1
ER  -