Manchester and 124–5, 127
Odense and 130
older people/those with disabilities and 138–9
stairs and 131–2
Toyota Woven City 135–6, 137, 138–9
Vauban, Freiburg 137–8
walking and 109, 112, 113, 114, 115, 120, 121–7, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 136, 137, 140, 141, 143
women and girls, discrimination against 139–43
Toyota Woven City, Japan 135–6, 137, 138–9 tracking, electronic activity 13, 17, 21, 26, 38, 52, 53–5, 56, 57, 113, 116, 180–4, 190, 200–1, 214–15, 269–71, 272
transport use see individual mode of transport
travel, active 9, 24, 112–14, 118, 121, 126, 127, 131, 136, 143, 191, 216 see also individual mode of travel
Travers, Andrew 100–1
treadmill desk 199
triglycerides 43, 185
True Finns 245
Tudor-Locke, Catrine 53–4, 56
Tulleken, Xand van 29–30, 44–5
Uber 137
ultrarunning 32
University of Massachusetts 53
Utrecht, Netherlands 125
Utzon, Jørn 111
Valabhji, Jonathan 93, 99, 104
Varney, Justin 97–8, 169, 198
Vartiainen, Juha-Pekka 237
Vauban, Freiburg, Germany 137–8
Vienna, Austria 140–3
VO2 max test 117–18, 173
walking Active Ten app and 57, 269–70
ageing and 102
assessing/tracking 26, 38, 52, 53–5, 56, 181, 182, 183, 184, 200, 269–70, 272
bone density and 16
brisk/speed of 3, 9, 22, 48, 52, 53, 55, 57, 60, 74, 79, 84, 86, 114, 167, 269
children and 11, 209, 214, 215, 216, 218, 246, 247
commuting and 114, 130
cycling and 114, 115
danger and 120
decline in 2, 3, 9, 16, 18, 19, 27–9, 33, 208, 216
fat processing/reduction and 43, 48, 185
150 minutes of moderate activity a week recommendation and 52–4
social prescribing and 106
stairs and 28–9, 131–4
10,000 steps a day target 26, 38, 52, 53–5, 56, 184, 200, 270, 275
town/city planning and 109, 112, 113, 114, 115, 120, 121–7, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 136, 137, 140, 141, 143
weight loss and 144–5, 157, 165, 166, 167
workplace and 196, 197, 199, 200, 201, 202, 274, 275
WALL·E (film) 25–6
Watson, Tom 144–6, 147–8, 149, 162, 166–7, 171, 173, 175, 270 Downsizing 145
weekend warriors 58–9
Wellington, Chrissie 250, 251, 252, 257
Whyte, Martin 87–9, 91, 94, 95–6, 102–5, 106–8
Wicks, Joe 10
Wiggle 270
Wijndaele, Katrien 187–8
Winter Cycling Congress 238, 246
Wollaston, Sarah 263
Wolff’s Law (bones adapt to the repeated loads put on them) 209
women 6 BMI and 51
bone density 16, 18, 227
cancer and 48
diabetes 151
girls, low activity levels in 141–3, 204, 209, 210–11, 256
life expectancy 92, 222
modern decline in activity among 19, 22, 24
obesity and 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 157, 159, 160, 161, 162–3, 164, 165, 171
150-minutes of moderate exercise per-week recommendation and 22, 207
public space and 139–43
sitting and 186
walking and 53–4, 55, 84, 121
World Health Organization (WHO) 22, 47, 52, 98, 151, 152–3, 210
World Obesity Forum 154
Wright, Chris 247–9, 252, 257
Wyllie, Elaine 203–4, 205, 206, 209, 212, 213, 262
Youth Sports Trust 247–9, 251
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