WHAT ARE THE TOP 10 CONTRIBUTING

FACTORS THAT MAKE PROMOTING

ACTIVE LIFESTYLES A GREAT

CHALLENGE?

Genevieve Fridlund Dunton, Ph.D, MPH

Assistant Professor

Department of Preventive Medicine

University of Southern California

#1 DESK JOBS

#2 PASSIVE LEISURE

#3 LABOR SAVING DEVICES

#4 MOTORIZED TRANSIT

#5 DISCONNECTED STREETS

#6 SEPARATION OF LAND USES

#7 INADEQUATE PEDESTRIAN INFRASTRUCTURE

#8 REDUCED OPPORTUNITIES FOR PHYSICAL EDUCATION

AND RECESS

#9 SOCIAL NORMS

#10 EVOLUTIONARY DRIVE TO CONSERVE ENERGY