Several important themes emerged from the focus group results regarding attitudes toward walking, facilitators of and barriers to walking, ideal walking program characteristics, and strategies for encouraging community members to walk.
The ideal walking companion, in fact, might be a combination of all three.
The isle of Portland dangles from here by a sliver of causeway offering ideal walking terrain.
But it is also an ideal walking area, with endless stunning limestone-cliff scenery and designated trails spanning 256km.
Graduates from these courses look set to walk into their ideal jobs, but until enough graduate, SRI specialists will remain a sought after commodity.
Of course, there is no guarantee that students who embark on MBAs now will be able to walk into their ideal jobs when they emerge clutching their new degrees.
Long promenades stretch along the waterline, fringed with trees and gorgeous blossoms, creating an ideal walking area with dazzling views of the city.
Walking is an ideal intervention for physically inactive individuals.
Walking is an ideal mode of physical activity for older adults and has been described as 'the nearest activity to perfect exercise' [ 15] (p. 328) as it is a cheap and safe way of increasing physical activity participation with minimal adverse effects [ 15].
In addition, walking is an ideal introduction to physical activity, especially for people who are overweight or extremely unfit [ 7], and is viewed as a particularly acceptable and accessible form of activity among populations with low physical activity prevalence [ 8, 9].
