Research Article

Barriers to Physical Activity in East Harlem, New York

Table 2

Physical activity (self-report).

Hours per week spent walking7.0 (median), 12.5 (sd)
Hours per week spent walking (men)14.0 (median), 10.8 (sd)
Hours per week spent walking (women)5.25 (median), 14.2 (sd)
% meeting recommendation of 2.5 hrs of moderate physical activity/wk80.0% (89.0% men, 75.0% women)

Physical Activity (what things do you like to do to be physically active?)
% reporting some physical activity apart from walking72.0% (80.0% male, 67.0% female)
% walking65.2%
% cycling20.6%
% sports17.9%
% dance14.1%
% going to the gym13.4%
% running11.7%