title: Perceived and objectively measured access to strength-training facilities and strength-training behavior.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The promotion of strength training is a public health priority. Employing both self-reported and objective assessment of environmental factors is helpful for a better understanding of the environmental influences on strength-training behavior.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  This study aims to investigate the associations of perceived and objectively measured access to strength-training facilities with strength-training behavior.
  
  
  METHODS
  A cross-sectional questionnaire survey targeted 3,000 Japanese adults and 1,051 responded validly. Strength-training behavior, perceived access to facilities, and sociodemographic factors were assessed. Objective access to facilities was calculated using a geographic information system. Logistic regression analyses were conducted.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Perceived good access to the facilities was significantly associated with strength-training behavior, whereas objective access to the facilities was not, even when adjusted for sociodemographic factors and other measures of access to strength-training facilities.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Perceived access to the facilities may be a stronger predictor of strength-training behavior than objective access.
authors: Section for Motor Function Activation, National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology, 35, Gengo, Morioka, Obu, Aichi, 474-8511, Japan, haradak@ncgg.go.jp.
authors: Kazuhiro
authors: K
authors: Harada
authors: Ai
authors: A
authors: Shibata
authors: Kaori
authors: K
authors: Ishii
authors: Yung
authors: Y
authors: Liao
authors: Koichiro
authors: K
authors: Oka
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior; D006297:Health Services Accessibility / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D055070:Resistance Training; D057566:Self Report; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires