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Walkability In Upper East Texas Cities And Implications For Physical Activity And Health, Wycliffe W. Njororai Simiyu, Fletcher J. Njororai, Billystrom Aronya Jivetti
Walkability In Upper East Texas Cities And Implications For Physical Activity And Health, Wycliffe W. Njororai Simiyu, Fletcher J. Njororai, Billystrom Aronya Jivetti
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Introduction: Physical activity is an important intervention strategy against the increasing cases of overweight and obesity in the USA and many other parts of the world. Walking has been identified as a component of physical activity that can easily be incorporated into one’s lifestyle. Recent studies on physical activity have focused on promoting walking as a health enhancing endeavor. Purpose: This study examined the walkability of the environments in 57 cities drawn from 22different counties in upper east Texas within the USA. Methods and materials: The data for all the 57 key cities in upper east Texas were collected from …