Research Article Geospatial Relationships between Awareness and Utilization of Community Exercise Resources and Physical Activity Levels in Older Adults Christopher J. Dondzila, 1 Ann M. Swartz, 2,3 Kevin G. Keenan, 2,3 Amy E. Harley, 4 Razia Azen, 5 and Scott J. Strath 2,3 1 Department of Health, Exercise, and Sport Science, he Citadel, Deas Hall, Room 113, 171 Moultrie Street, Charleston, SC 29409, USA 2 Department of Kinesiology, he University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Enderis Hall, 2400 East Hartford, Milwaukee, WI 53201, USA 3 Center for Aging and Translational Research, he University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, NWQ-B, Room 1427, Milwaukee, WI, USA 4 Zilber School of Public Health, he University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Zilber School of Public Health Building, Room 409, 1240 North 10th Street, Milwaukee, WI 53205, USA 5 Department of Educational Psychology, he University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Enderis Hall, Room 769, 2400 East Hartford, Milwaukee, WI 53201, USA Correspondence should be addressed to Christopher J. Dondzila; cdondzil@citadel.edu Received 21 May 2014; Accepted 25 September 2014; Published 16 October 2014 Academic Editor: Barbara Shukitt-Hale Copyright © 2014 Christopher J. Dondzila et al. his is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Introduction. It is unclear if community-based itness resources (CBFR) translate to heightened activity levels within neighboring areas. he purpose of this study was to determine whether awareness and utilization of itness resources and physical activity difered depending on residential distance from CBFR. Methods. Four hundred and seventeen older adults (72.9 ± 7.7 years) were randomly recruited from three spatial tiers (≤1.6, >1.6 to ≤3.2, and >3.2 to 8.0 km) surrounding seven senior centers, which housed CBFR. Participants completed questionnaires on health history, CBFR, and physical activity, gathering data on CBFR awareness, utilization, and barriers, overall levels, and predictors to engagement in moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA). Results. Across spatial tiers, there were no diferences in positive awareness rates of CBFR or CBFR utilization. Engagement in MVPA difered across spatial tiers ( < 0.001), with the >3.2 to 8.0 km radius having the highest mean energy expenditure. Across all sites, age and income level ( < 0.05) were signiicant predictors of low and high amounts of MVPA, respectively, and current health status and lack of interest represented barriers to CBFR utilization ( < 0.05). Conclusion. Closer proximity to CBFR did not impact awareness or utilization rates and had an inverse relationship with physical activity. 1. Introduction Older adults (65+ years) are among the most rapidly growing segments in the United States population, and projections predict this trend to continue into the future [1, 2]. Despite modern advancements in medicine and technology, there are continual health concerns in the older adult population. he prevalence of chronic conditions, such as diabetes, osteoporosis, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, obesity, and can- cer, remains high, having a detrimental efect on an older adult’s overall health and quality of life and placing excessive economic strain on our nation’s health care system [3, 4]. Accordingly, there is an increased emphasis on exploring the efectiveness of preventative eforts to ameliorate the burden of such adverse health outcomes in older adults. Regular physical activity and exercise have long been promoted as a means to treat and prevent a multitude of health conditions [5], yet the number of older adults who are regularly active is staggeringly low. Based on objective physical activity assessments, it is estimated that only 3.5– 10% of older adults are meeting physical activity recommen- dations [6, 7]. Furthermore, the amount of physical activity Hindawi Publishing Corporation Journal of Aging Research Volume 2014, Article ID 302690, 7 pages http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/302690