Walking - Psychology
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Cardiometabolic risk in younger and older adults across an index of ambulatory activity.

29 Sep 2009 BACKGROUND: Pedometers are increasingly being used to assess population levels of physical activity and as motivational tools for individuals to increase their physical activity. To maximize their utility, a framework for classifying ... Read more...

Age affects the attentional demands of stair ambulation: evidence from a dual-task approach.

4 Aug 2009 BACKGROUND: Approximately 75% of all injury-producing falls on steps for people of all ages occur in people 65 years of age and older. Diminished attentional capacity contributes to fall risk in older adults, particularly when task demands are high. ... Read more...

Neighborhood characteristics, adherence to walking, and depressive symptoms in midlife African American women.

30 Jul 2009 BACKGROUND: African American women have more symptoms of depressed mood than white women. Adverse neighborhood conditions may contribute to these symptoms. Although reductions in depressive symptoms with physical activity have been demonstrated in ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Walking - Psychology'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Cardiometabolic risk in younger and older adults across an index of ambulatory activity. 29 Sep 2009
• Age affects the attentional demands of stair ambulation: evidence from a dual-task approach. 4 Aug 2009
• Neighborhood characteristics, adherence to walking, and depressive symptoms in midlife African American women. 30 Jul 2009
• Revisiting the effect of quality of graphics on distance judgments in virtual environments: a comparison of verbal reports and blind walking. 30 Jul 2009
• Compliance and acceptability of maintaining a 6-month pedometer diary in a rural, African American community-based walking intervention. 29 Jun 2009
• Psychosocial correlates and outcomes of yoga or walking among older adults. 29 Jun 2009
• Walking the line: a randomised trial on the effects of a short term walking programme on cognition in dementia. 29 Jun 2009
• Predicting walking ability following lower limb amputation: a systematic review of the literature. 29 Jun 2009
• Physical activity of depressed patients and their motivation to exercise: Nordic Walking in family practice. 30 May 2009
• Demographic, environmental, access, and attitude factors that influence walking to school by elementary school-aged children. 30 May 2009
• Motivators and de-motivators for adherence to a program of sustained walking. 3 May 2009
• Early independent walking: a longitudinal study of load perturbation effects. 29 Apr 2009
• Eye-head coupling tendencies in stationary and moving subjects. 24 Apr 2009
• Correlates of non-concordance between perceived and objective measures of walkability. 23 Apr 2009
• Reviving an ancient symbol to improve health and wellness. Interview by Monica Bisal. 30 Mar 2009
• Evaluation of human behavior in collision avoidance: a study inside immersive virtual reality. 30 Mar 2009
• [Ptophobia: the fear of falling in elderly people] 23 Mar 2009
• Understanding the role of self-identity in habitual risky behaviours: pedestrian road-crossing decisions across the lifespan. 3 Mar 2009
• Interacting effects of cognitive load and adult age on the regularity of whole-body motion during treadmill walking. 27 Feb 2009
• Estimating older adults' preferences for walking programs via conjoint analysis. 27 Feb 2009

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Technical information about 'Walking'

Definition: An activity in which the body advances at a slow to moderate pace by moving the feet in a coordinated fashion. This includes recreational walking, walking for fitness, and competitive race-walking.

Descriptor UI: D016138

Alternative terms: Walking; Ambulation;

Related Mesh Headings: Gait;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; economics; education; history; injuries; legislation & jurisprudence; psychology; standards; trends; statistics & numerical data; ethics; physiology;

Tree Number: G11.427.590.530.568.900; G11.427.590.530.698.940; I03.450.642.845.940;

History Note: 91

Technical Notes: human & animal; /inj: coordinate IM with specific injury (IM); differentiate from GAIT, the way one walks