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