The legs are rather long, reflecting a preference for walking.
So when the weather turned cold Ms. Mushinskaya, aware of Ms. Jenkins's preference for walking, asked her if there was anything she needed.
Either way, the dominant preference for walking as a mode choice among the oldest inhabitants of Bratislava should be a matter of interest for policy makers.
Although more than 50% of diabetes patients report a preference for walking over other forms of physical activity [ 6], walking is underutilized by these patients [ 7].
In our assays, memory performance is based on altered visual preference in walking flies, a task likely to be less demanding than the constant flight required for flight simulator learning.
In a previous pilot survey of patients with advanced cancer with a median survival of 104 days, participants felt willing and able to participate in a physical activity intervention, and reported a strong preference for walking and home-based programming.
Possible reasons for lower motorised transport time in the Hong Kong older adult cohort include, (1) no work-related commuting, (2) the density of Hong Kong resulting in shorter distances to destinations, (3) preference for walking and (4) none of the participants owned a car, which is typical of older adults in Hong Kong where car numbers are very low (61/1000 people).
The survey did not include questions that allow adjustment for self-selection (that people who like to walk may choose to live in more walkable neighbourhoods), although emerging evidence supports a role for the built environment independent of people's preferences for walking [ 55– 55].
Main Outcome Measures: Patient preference, distance walked in 2 minutes, and prosthetic use as measured by the Houghton Scale.
The third was that others could drive them around, followed by a preference for cycling, walking or public transport.
