SynthesisThe international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity2022
The neighbourhood built environment and health-related fitness: a narrative systematic review.
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- Effects of green space on physical activity and body weight status among Chinese adults: a systematic review.Frontiers in public health · 2023Pooled it
- Associations between perceived neighborhood environment and physical activity among breast cancer patients engaged in a physical activity program concomitant to cancer treatment: cross-sectional and longitudinal analyses in the DISCO trial (DiscoSpace).The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2026Trial
- The mediating role of social networks and safety perceptions in the frailty-quality of life relationship among older people in rural and urban regions of Ghana.BMC public health · 2026Article
- The effect of the urban built environment on the prevalence rate of chronic diseases in the community neighborhood level: a case study in Qingdao, China.BMC public health · 2025Article
- A Qualitative Investigation of University Student's Perceptions of Health Behaviours and Associations With Educational Outcomes Through the Lens of the WHO Framework on Health Behaviours and Educational Outcomes.Health promotion journal of Australia : official journal of Australian Association of Health Promotion Professionals · 2025Article
- Decoding the association between health level and human settlements environment: a machine learning-driven provincial analysis in China.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Age-friendly Neighborhood Environment and Trajectories of Multimorbidity: The Moderating Effect of Life-course Socioeconomic Status.Innovation in aging · 2025Article
- Using Qualitative Methods to Understand the Interconnections Between Cities and Health: A Methodological Review.Public health reviews · 2024Review
- The impact of neighborhood mental health on the mental health of older adults.BMC public health · 2023Article
- The Correlation of Built Environment on Hypertension, and Weight Status amongst Adolescence in Saudi Arabia.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundThere is increasing evidence demonstrating the importance of the neighbourhood built environment in supporting physical activity. Physical activity provides numerous health benefits including improvements in health-related fitness (i.e., muscular, cardiorespiratory, motor, and morphological fitness). Emerging evidence also suggests that the neighbourhood built environment is associated with health-related fitness. Our aim was to summarize evidence on the associations between the neighbourhood built environment and components of health-related fitness in adults.
methodsWe undertook a systematic review following PRISMA guidelines. Our data sources included electronic searches in MEDLINE, Embase, CINAHL, Web of Science, SPORTDiscus, Environment Complete, ProQuest Dissertations and Theses, and Transport Research International Documentation from inception to March 2021. Our eligibility criteria consisted of observational and experimental studies estimating associations between the neighbourhood built environment and health-related fitness among healthy adults (age ≥ 18 years). Eligible studies included objective or self-reported measures of the neighbourhood built environment and included either objective or self-reported measures of health-related fitness. Data extraction included study design, sample characteristics, measured neighbourhood built environment characteristics, and measured components of health-related fitness. We used individual Joanna Briggs Institute study checklists based on identified study designs. Our primary outcome measure was components of health-related fitness (muscular; cardiorespiratory; motor, and morphological fitness).
resultsTwenty-seven studies (sample sizes = 28 to 419,562; 2002 to 2020) met the eligibility criteria. Neighbourhood destinations were the most consistent built environment correlate across all components of health-related fitness. The greatest number of significant associations was found between the neighbourhood built environment and morphological fitness while the lowest number of associations was found for motor fitness. The neighbourhood built environment was consistently associated with health-related fitness in studies that adjusted for physical activity.
conclusionThe neighbourhood built environment is associated with health-related fitness in adults and these associations may be independent of physical activity. Longitudinal studies that adjust for physical activity (including resistance training) and sedentary behaviour, and residential self-selection are needed to obtain rigorous causal evidence for the link between the neighbourhood built environment and health-related fitness.
trial registrationProtocol registration: PROSPERO number CRD42020179807.
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