Recent research has illustrated that young people tend to develop poor physical activity behaviors before the college years and maintain poor behaviors throughout the college experience. The undergraduate experience (ages 18–24) is an opportunity to affirm positive physical activity behaviors. Campus recreation facilities and programs are positioned to contribute to this effort because they provide easily accessible recreation opportunities to students, faculty, and staff. This being the case, campus recreation professionals should consider the factors that encourage and promote physical activity. One set of factors, environmental, might be of particular interest to campus recreation professionals. Although environmental factors are often considered for the purposes of operation and safety, their correlation with physical activity might not be considered as much. The current article presents a literature review of 3 environmental correlates of physical activity: proximity, access, and aesthetics. Implications for campus recreation professionals are also presented.
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