Barriers to physical activity: Time to change? A Preventive Medicine Golden Jubilee Editorial
Editorial
Article Title | Barriers to physical activity: Time to change? A Preventive Medicine Golden Jubilee Editorial |
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ERA Journal ID | 13754 |
Article Category | Editorial |
Authors | Biddle, Stuart J.H. |
Journal Title | Preventive Medicine |
Journal Citation | 163 |
Article Number | 107193 |
Number of Pages | 3 |
Year | 2022 |
Publisher | Elsevier |
Place of Publication | Netherlands |
ISSN | 0091-7435 |
1096-0260 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ypmed.2022.107193 |
Web Address (URL) | https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0091743522002420 |
Abstract | Physical activity is arguably one of the most important contemporary health behaviours and has a central place in the study of preventive medicine. Benefits of a physically active lifestyle are well documented and include mental, cognitive, social, economic, environmental, and physical benefits. However, despite such obvious advantages for individuals and societies, levels of activity remain stubbornly low across most, if not all, population groups. To address this, researchers and policy makers have tried to improve understanding of two main behavioural issues. The first involves the drivers of physical activity, including important correlates or determinants of behaviour, alongside theoretical frameworks that enable robust testing of behavioural decision making. The second involves the study of barriers to physical activity. |
Public Notes | Files associated with this item cannot be displayed due to copyright restrictions. |
Byline Affiliations | University of Southern Queensland |
University of Jyvaskyla, Finland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/z02q2/barriers-to-physical-activity-time-to-change-a-preventive-medicine-golden-jubilee-editorial
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