Within the growing body of research linking neighbourhood environmental attributes with physical activity, associations between recreational destinations and non-walking leisure-time physical activity (LTPA) are rarely studied, and to date, not across multiple cities. We examined six potential associations of objectively-measured access to private recreational facilities (e.g., fitness centres, swimming pools) and parks with adults' non-walking LTPA (e.g., swimming, cycling, tennis), using data gathered with consistent methods from adults living in international cities with a range of environment attributes. The potential effects of socio-demographic moderators and between-city variations were also examined. Data from 6725 adults from 10 cities (6 countries) were gathered. Adults were more likely to engage in non-walking LTPA if they had a greater number of private recreational facilities within 0.5 or 1 km of the home, particularly in women, and if they lived closer to a park. The amount of non-zero LTPA was only associated (positively) with the number of recreational facilities within 1 km. Relationships between amount of LTPA and park proximity appear complex, with likely contextual and cultural differences. Improving access to private recreational facilities could promote non-walking LTPA, especially in women.

• MeSH
• Exercise * MeSH
• Adult MeSH
• Middle Aged MeSH
• Humans MeSH
• Adolescent MeSH
• Young Adult MeSH
• Spatial Analysis MeSH
• Recreation * MeSH
• Aged MeSH
• Parks, Recreational statistics & numerical data   MeSH
• Leisure Activities * MeSH
• Sports and Recreational Facilities statistics & numerical data   MeSH
• Check Tag
• Adult MeSH
• Middle Aged MeSH
• Humans MeSH
• Adolescent MeSH
• Young Adult MeSH
• Male MeSH
• Aged MeSH
• Female MeSH
• Publication type
• Journal Article MeSH
• Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't MeSH
• Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural MeSH

Physical activity (tourism and sport related) belongs to the leisure category most often undertaken by travellers visiting tourist and holiday destinations in Germany. This is confirmed by numerous studies in the field of sport tourism. Berchtesgaden deserves special attention as one of the most important German tourist and sports centres. Thanks to favourable natural and climatic conditions, as well as good tourism and sport infrastructure, Berchtesgaden offers optimal conditions for sport tourism, both in summer and winter.In order to examine selected aspects of sports and tourism activities of tourists and their opinions on tourism development and the possibilities of its use for the purpose of participating in sports and tourism activities, a questionnaire designed by the authors’ was used. The work also uses informational materials from the Bavarian Statistical Office in Munich concerning mainly data on tourist traffic in Berchtesgaden and its selected websites.The study involved a group of 316 individuals staying in the area during the 2017 winter season. The results of research indicate high physical activity of tourists staying in Berchtesgaden. Most of them were involved in several hours of activity on a daily basis, including various forms of physical activity (tourism and sports), among which mountain and cycling trips as well as water forms of physical activity may be found during the summer season, while in winter, downhill and cross-country skiing as well as mountain hiking can be noted. The health and hedonistic aspects as well as social relations were among the most important reasons for undertaking tourism and sport activities by the surveyed tourists.

• MeSH
• Adult MeSH
• Humans MeSH
• Motor Activity * MeSH
• Surveys and Questionnaires MeSH
• Sports statistics & numerical data   MeSH
• Tourism * MeSH
• Sports and Recreational Facilities statistics & numerical data   MeSH
• Healthy Lifestyle MeSH
• Check Tag
• Adult MeSH
• Humans MeSH
• Publication type
• Case Reports MeSH
• Geographicals
• Germany MeSH