Physical Activity
Physical activity improves respiratory, cardiovascular and overall health, and promotes strong muscles and bones. 80% of Americans are not getting enough exercise for optimal health. There are many barriers that people face when it comes to physical activity. The top reported barriers to physical activity include lack of time, interest, and enjoyment, as well as social and self-esteem factors. Those who live in low socioeconomic areas are more likely to face barriers to physical activity.
People in low socioeconomic areas are more likely to have poor health and life expectancy than people who live in high socioeconomic areas. Urban planning, financial constraint, work-life integration, community engagement, social support, and psychological factors lead to the barriers that those who live in low socioeconomic areas face when it comes to physical activity. Barriers to physical exercise include lack of time, social influence, lack of energy, fear of injury and lack of resources. More research about physical activity among adults with low socioeconomic status is needed, especially in industrialized countries. Increased physical activity among those with low socioeconomic status has potential to increase health and well-being of people, yet unfortunately increasing physical activity is an often-overlooked strategy.
Increasing access to physical activity can improve the quality of life and health of Americans of all ages. The CDC guide to strategies to increase physical activity in the community provides guidance for program managers, policy makers, and others on how to select strategies to increase physical activity in the community. In order to increase physical activity at a community-based level, environmental change and policy-related activity needs to take place to promote the benefits of physical activity.
Resources & Tools
Mo'omomi Community-Based Subsistence Fishing Area
Resource - Assessment
Brought to you by Health Impact Project
Published on 03/31/2016
Kitsap County Transportation Improvement Program Project
Resource - Assessment
Brought to you by Health Impact Project
California Assembly Bill 346: Joint Use Projects and Eligibility for State Assistance
Resource - Assessment
Brought to you by Health Impact Project
Published on 04/30/2009
Comprehensive Cluster Residential Ordinance-Milford, New Hampshire
Resource - Assessment
Brought to you by Health Impact Project
Published on 05/31/2014
East Aldine District's Town Center Development
Resource - Assessment
Brought to you by Health Impact Project
Tice Community Connectivity and Redevelopment
Resource - Assessment
Brought to you by Health Impact Project
Published on 05/31/2015
Hamilton Springs Transit-Oriented Development
Resource - Assessment
Brought to you by Health Impact Project
Loch Haven Park Improvement Plan
Resource - Assessment
Brought to you by East Central Florida Regional Planning Council
Bright Spot: Faithful Families Eating Smart and Moving More (Faithful Families)
Resource - Model Policy
Brought to you by 100MHL
Hawai'i County Agriculture Development Plan
Resource - Assessment
Brought to you by Health Impact Project
Bright Spot: A New Leaf... Choices for Healthy Living
Resource - Model Policy
Brought to you by 100MHL
Proposed Expansion of Bus Routes in Marion County, Indiana
Resource - Assessment
Brought to you by Health Impact Project
Planning for Parks, Green Space, and Trails in Greenville's West Side
Resource - Assessment
Brought to you by Health Impact Project
Columbia Transit System Expansion
Resource - Assessment
Brought to you by Health Impact Project
Published on 11/30/2012
Healthy Community Design in Liberty, Missouri
Resource - Assessment
Brought to you by Health Impact Project
Published on 05/31/2016
Fort McPherson Interim Zoning
Resource - Assessment
Brought to you by Health Impact Project
Published on 12/31/2009
Buford Highway and NE Plaza Redevelopment
Resource - Assessment
Brought to you by Health Impact Project
Published on 01/02/2004
Mid-South Regional Greenprint and Sustainability Plan
Resource - Assessment
Brought to you by Health Impact Project
Published on 05/31/2014
Middlesex Greenway Use and Access Plan
Resource - Assessment
Brought to you by Health Impact Project
Published on 07/31/2014
Loch Haven Park Improvement Plan
Resource - Assessment
Brought to you by Health Impact Project
Published on 01/01/2013
Bright Spot: Coordinated Approach to Child Health (CATCH)
Resource - Model Policy
Brought to you by 100MHL
Parks, Recreation, and Public Spaces Plan in Davidson, North Carolina
Resource - Assessment
Brought to you by Health Impact Project
Published on 10/31/2013
Bright Spot: OSNAP Initiative: Strategies to Increase Drinking Water Access
Resource - Model Policy
Brought to you by 100MHL
South Billings Master Plan
Resource - Assessment
Brought to you by Health Impact Project
Published on 04/30/2012
Implementing the City of Los Angeles Mobility Plan 2035
Resource - Assessment
Brought to you by Health Impact Project
Recommended Community Strategies and Measurements to Prevent Obesity in the United States
Resource
Published on 07/24/2009
Street Vendor Legalization and Student Nutrition in South Los Angeles
Resource - Assessment
Brought to you by Health Impact Project
Robbinsville Pedestrian Connectivity Plan
Resource - Assessment
Brought to you by Health Impact Project
Eugene-Springfield Consolidated Plan and the Impact of Housing on Children's Health
Resource - Assessment
Brought to you by Health Impact Project
Published on 07/31/2014
Walkability and Urban Built Environments—A Systematic Review of Health Impact Assessments (HIA)
Resource - Journal Article
Brought to you by BMC
Maricopa County Sodium and Nutrition Standards Procurement Policy
Resource - Assessment
Brought to you by Health Impact Project
Published on 05/31/2012
South 12th Avenue Corridor
Resource - Assessment
Brought to you by Health Impact Project
Published on 11/30/2014
Connecting Rural Communities: U.S. 30 and Rainier Veterans Way Crossing
Resource - Assessment
Brought to you by Health Impact Project
Published on 07/31/2015
Boston Living Wage Ordinance
Resource - Assessment
Brought to you by Health Impact Project
Published on 05/02/2016
City of Independence Complete Streets
Resource - Assessment
Brought to you by Health Impact Project
Published on 12/31/2011
Strategies for Prompts to Encourage Physical Activity
Resource - Website/webpage
Brought to you by CDC
Minnesota School Location and Design
Resource - Assessment
Brought to you by Health Impact Project
Published on 12/31/2014
Pittsburg Railroad Avenue Transit-Oriented Development
Resource - Assessment
Brought to you by Health Impact Project
Published on 12/31/2007
Non-Motorized Transportation Plan and Climate Sustainability Plan Recommendations
Resource - Assessment
Brought to you by Health Impact Project
Published on 11/30/2012
Lawrence Green Streets Program
Resource - Assessment
Brought to you by Health Impact Project
Published on 03/01/2017
Coffelt-Lamoreaux Public Housing Redevelopment
Resource - Assessment
Brought to you by Health Impact Project
Published on 10/31/2013
Traffic Speed Impacts on State Highway 99 in Corvallis, Oregon
Resource - Assessment
Brought to you by Health Impact Project
Fitchburg Vacant Lots
Resource - Assessment
Brought to you by Health Impact Project
Published on 12/31/2012
Addressing Mental Health and Physical Activity in K-12 Children in Colorado Springs
Resource - Assessment
Brought to you by Health Impact Project
Published on 10/31/2016
Lower South District Plan
Resource - Assessment
Brought to you by Health Impact Project
Published on 02/29/2012
Bright Spot: Centralized Wellness Referral Center-Linking Clinics to Community Resources
Resource - Model Policy
Brought to you by 100MHL
South Lincoln Homes
Resource - Assessment
Brought to you by Health Impact Project
Published on 12/31/2008
Bullhead City Rotary Park Rapid
Resource - Assessment
Brought to you by Health Impact Project
Published on 10/02/2014
College Park/University of Maryland Metro and MARC Station TDDP/TDOZ
Resource - Assessment
Brought to you by Health Impact Project
Pinal Creek Trail
Resource - Assessment
Brought to you by Health Impact Project
Published on 08/01/2015
Aberdeen Pedestrian Transportation Plan
Resource - Assessment
Brought to you by Health Impact Project
Published on 11/30/2011
Crossroads Redevelopment Area
Resource - Assessment
Brought to you by Health Impact Project
Published on 12/31/2012
Eastern Neighborhoods Community Plans
Resource - Assessment
Brought to you by Health Impact Project
Published on 12/31/2006
North Avenue Corridor in Burlington, Vermont
Resource - Assessment
Brought to you by Health Impact Project
Published on 05/31/2014
Healthy T for a Healthy Region
Resource - Assessment
Brought to you by Health Impact Project
Published on 02/29/2012
Michigan Street Corridor Plan: A Health Impact Assessment
Resource - Assessment
Brought to you by City of Grand Rapids
City of Ramsey Threshold
Resource - Assessment
Brought to you by Health Impact Project
Published on 03/31/2008
Bright Spot: Healthy Lifestyles Challenge-"Get a Lifestyle!"
Resource - Model Policy
Brought to you by 100MHL
Second Street Corridor-Manchester, NH
Resource - Assessment
Brought to you by Health Impact Project
Published on 12/31/2012
South Thornton Revitalization Subarea Plan
Resource - Assessment
Brought to you by Health Impact Project
Quequechan River Rail Trail Phase 2
Resource - Assessment
Brought to you by Metropolitan Area Planning Council
The Effects of Wild Rice Water Quality Rule Changes on Tribal Health
Resource - Assessment
Brought to you by Health Impact Project
Published on 09/30/2018
Fresh Foods Market in Central City New Orleans
Resource - Assessment
Brought to you by Health Impact Project
Published on 02/28/2015
Androscoggin Greenway Plan
Resource - Assessment
Brought to you by Health Impact Project
Published on 01/01/2012
Safe Routes to School Health Impact Assessment of Skiles Test and Crestview Elementary Schools
Resource - Assessment
Brought to you by Health Impact Project
Published on 01/31/2013
Oregon Farm-to-School Legislation
Resource - Assessment
Brought to you by Health Impact Project
Published on 04/30/2011
George Road Complete Streets Implementation Plan
Resource - Assessment
Brought to you by Health Impact Project
Worksite Wellness in Davidson, NC
Resource - Assessment
Brought to you by Health Impact Project
Published on 11/01/2014
North Yahara Future Urban Development Area
Resource - Assessment
Brought to you by Health Impact Project
Published on 06/30/2012
Kings Ridge Apartments
Resource - Assessment
Brought to you by Health Impact Project
Published on 01/01/2012
Building Capacity in HIA on the U.S.-Mexico Border Through Practice, Training, and Collaborative Partnerships
Resource - Assessment
Brought to you by Health Impact Project
Haywood County Comprehensive Bike Plan
Resource - Assessment
Brought to you by Health Impact Project
Nuisance Abatement Plan in Superior, Nebraska
Resource - Assessment
Brought to you by Health Impact Project
Genesee Valley Greenway
Resource - Assessment
Brought to you by Health Impact Project
Published on 05/31/2018
Atlanta Regional Plan 2040
Resource - Assessment
Brought to you by Georgia Institute of Technology School of Architecture
Bloomfield Avenue Complete Corridor Plan
Resource - Assessment
Brought to you by Health Impact Project
Executive Park Subarea Plan
Resource - Assessment
Brought to you by Health Impact Project
Published on 12/31/2006
Baltimore Red Line
Resource - Assessment
Brought to you by Health Impact Project
Published on 01/02/2008
Rochester Bike Share
Resource - Assessment
Brought to you by Health Impact Project
Published on 05/31/2018
Tice Community Connectivity and Redevelopment
Resource - Assessment
Brought to you by Florida Department of Health in Lee County
SE McLoughlin Boulevard Active Transportation Road Safety Audit
Resource - Assessment
Brought to you by Health Impact Project
Published on 07/31/2014
Food Deserts in Tennessee-HIA of SB 1176
Resource - Assessment
Brought to you by Health Impact Project
Full-Day Kindergarten
Resource - Assessment
Brought to you by Health Impact Project
Published on 05/31/2015
Spokane Downtown Plan Update: Pedestrian Strategy
Resource - Assessment
Brought to you by Health Impact Project
Fort DuPont Redevelopment Project
Resource - Assessment
Brought to you by Health Impact Project
Published on 05/31/2013
Earned Income Tax Credit in Arkansas
Resource - Assessment
Brought to you by Health Impact Project
Published on 06/30/2019
Winona County Active Living Plan
Resource - Assessment
Brought to you by Health Impact Project
Published on 04/01/2015
Buford Highway and NE Plaza Redevelopment
Resource - Assessment
Brought to you by University of California Los Angeles
Revitalization in Historic Natchez, Mississippi
Resource - Assessment
Brought to you by Health Impact Project
Metro Westside Subway Extension (Wilshire Corridor)
Resource - Assessment
Brought to you by Health Impact Project
Published on 01/01/2012
University District Pedestrian/Bicycle Bridge
Resource - Assessment
Brought to you by Health Impact Project
Quantifying the Health Benefits of Transit-Oriented Development: Creation and Application of the San Diego Public Health Assessment Model (Sd-Pham)
Resource - Journal Article
Brought to you by Elsevier, Inc.
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
Resource - Assessment
Brought to you by Health Impact Project
State Route 520 Bridge
Resource - Assessment
Brought to you by Health Impact Project
Published on 12/31/2007
East Bay Greenway
Resource - Assessment
Brought to you by Health Impact Project
Published on 12/31/2006
Community Climate Choices
Resource - Assessment
Brought to you by Oregon Health Authority Division of Public Health
Westerly Creek
Resource - Assessment
Brought to you by Health Impact Project
Published on 07/01/2009
Clark County Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan
Resource - Assessment
Brought to you by Health Impact Project
Farm to School Coordinator in Arkansas
Resource - Assessment
Brought to you by Health Impact Project
Published on 09/30/2017
Sacramento Safe Routes to School
Resource - Assessment
Brought to you by Health Impact Project
Published on 11/21/2004
St. Louis Park Comprehensive Plan
Resource - Assessment
Brought to you by Health Impact Project
Published on 10/31/2011
Trenton Farmer's Market
Resource - Assessment
Brought to you by Health Impact Project
Published on 12/31/2006
Bown Crossing Branch Library
Resource - Assessment
Brought to you by Health Impact Project
Published on 12/31/2015
Ortiz Avenue Road Widening
Resource - Assessment
Brought to you by Health Impact Project
Published on 12/31/2012
Xcel Energy Corridor Trail
Resource - Assessment
Brought to you by Health Impact Project
Published on 01/01/2015
Exercise is Medicine On Campus Action Guide
Resource - Guide/handbook
Brought to you by American College of Sports Medicine
Active Transportation in Sierra Vista
Resource - Assessment
Brought to you by Health Impact Project
Published on 08/13/2016
King Street Station Multimodal Hub
Resource - Assessment
Brought to you by Health Impact Project
Published on 04/30/2011
Kern County Regional Transportation Plan and Sustainable Communities Strategies
Resource - Assessment
Brought to you by Health Impact Project
Red Line Regional Commuter Rail-North Carolina
Resource - Assessment
Brought to you by Health Impact Project
Published on 10/31/2012
Intersection Improvement in Carpentersville, Illinois
Resource - Assessment
Brought to you by Health Impact Project
Street Design Ordinance in Davidson, North Carolina
Resource - Assessment
Brought to you by Health Impact Project
Published on 09/30/2012
Step it Up! The Surgeon General's Call to Action to Promote Walking and Walkable Communities
Resource
Brought to you by Office of the Surgeon General of the United States
Jewish Home of San Francisco Pedestrian Infrastructure
Resource - Assessment
Brought to you by Health Impact Project
MacArthur BART Transit Village
Resource - Assessment
Brought to you by Health Impact Project
Published on 12/31/2006
National Nutrition Standards for Snack and a la Carte Foods and Beverages
Resource - Assessment
Brought to you by Health Impact Project
Published on 05/31/2012
Central Park Boulevard Commuter Rail Station-Denver
Resource - Assessment
Brought to you by Health Impact Project
Published on 12/31/2011
Milton U.S. 7 Corridor
Resource - Assessment
Brought to you by Health Impact Project
Published on 04/30/2015
After-School Programs - Proposition 49
Resource - Assessment
Brought to you by Health Impact Project
East Harlem Neighborhood Plan
Resource - Assessment
Brought to you by Health Impact Project
Published on 12/31/2015
The Built Environment as a Determinant of Physical Activity: A Systematic Review of Longitudinal Studies and Natural Experiments
Resource - Journal Article
Brought to you by OUP
Mystic Island Voluntary Buyout Scenarios
Resource - Assessment
Brought to you by Health Impact Project
Published on 12/31/2015
Humboldt County General Plan Update
Resource - Assessment
Brought to you by Health Impact Project
Published on 02/29/2008
Baltimore City's Comprehensive Zoning Code Rewrite
Resource - Assessment
Brought to you by Health Impact Project
Published on 01/02/2010
As Insurers Offer Discounts For Fitness Trackers, Wearers Should Step With Caution
Story - Written
Brought to you by NPR
The Mental Health Benefits of Exercise: How Physical Activity Can Help You Become Less Anxious, Depressed and Stressed
Story
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Original
Brought to you by Community Commons
Seattle to permanently close 20 miles of streets to traffic so residents can exercise and bike on them
Story - Written
Brought to you by CNN
Faster. Slower. How We Walk Depends on Who We Walk With, and Where We Live.
Story - Written
Brought to you by NYT
Rethinking Sidewalks and Streets in the Midst of COVID-19
Story - Written
Brought to you by National League of Cities
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