Indeed,we found that dog walkers were more likely to play (outside
in the yard and the street) and also walk in the neighborhood compared
with non-dog walkers. This suggests that dog walking may be associated
with lower intensity play based activity and thus makes a relatively
small contribution to physical activity levels. It also suggests that dog
walking is undertaken in close proximity to home (outdoors in the
yard and local neighborhood streets), and thus is only one part of overall
walking level. The findings highlight the need for context-specific measures
of children's dog-related physical activity and play behaviors, and
further research on the amount of activity undertaken with dogs in
these contexts (i.e., frequency, duration and intensity of dog facilitated
active play in different settings such as inside/outside the
home and park), not simply whether the behavior occurs.
Indeed,we found that dog walkers were more likely to play (outsidein the yard and the street) and also walk in the neighborhood comparedwith non-dog walkers. This suggests that dog walking may be associatedwith lower intensity play based activity and thus makes a relativelysmall contribution to physical activity levels. It also suggests that dogwalking is undertaken in close proximity to home (outdoors in theyard and local neighborhood streets), and thus is only one part of overallwalking level. The findings highlight the need for context-specific measuresof children's dog-related physical activity and play behaviors, andfurther research on the amount of activity undertaken with dogs inthese contexts (i.e., frequency, duration and intensity of dog facilitatedactive play in different settings such as inside/outside thehome and park), not simply whether the behavior occurs.
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