Overall, public health campaigns aim to increase physical activity in the context of other behavioral and societal aspects. This Research Topic will focus on how planetary health challenges such as climate change or the COVID-19 crisis may affect physical activity (PA) of individuals as well as population groups. Potentially affected aspects of PA include, but are not limited to, the willingness and ability to engage in PA, psychological perception of PA, and socio-economical decisions of consumers, policy makers and providers of PA. Although evidence related to planetary health challenges and PA increases, not all aspects are covered in literature. Therefore, the potential advantages and disadvantages of these challenges for the areas of sport and health tourism and possible adaptation processes to the needs of consumers should be examined.
The aim of this Research Topic is threefold: First, to find out which planetary health challenges influence PA and how, including potential health costs. Secondly, to investigate the strategies which have the potential to maintain or increase physical activity levels in a changing environment. Thirdly, to include economic perspectives, which will shed light on potential behavioral changes in sport and health tourism on the basis of the changed conditions. Since sustainable strategies for various challenges of our society could also be accompanied by an increase of physical activity (keyword active mobility), attention should be paid to the potential use of innovative strategies in the field of physical activity promotion, sport and health tourism.
We welcome Original Research articles, Review articles, Case Studies, Clinical Trials, Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis in topics such as, but not limited to:
• Change in physical activity in relation to planetary challenges including health economic perspectives;
• Attitudes and potential barriers towards physical activity in the context of environmental changes (rising sea level/lack of snow/glacial retreat etc.);
• Strategies for maintaining/increasing physical activity in times of health threats or environmental stresses (e.g. COVID-19 pandemic, heat);
• Integrating physical activity promotion into the strategic programmes of decision-makers in the face of crises;
• Illuminating the changing physical activity needs of individuals in times of health threats/environmental pressures;
• Adaptation strategies of health care and economic providers in the field of physical activity in times of health threats/environmental pressures from a micro- and macroeconomic perspective.
Overall, public health campaigns aim to increase physical activity in the context of other behavioral and societal aspects. This Research Topic will focus on how planetary health challenges such as climate change or the COVID-19 crisis may affect physical activity (PA) of individuals as well as population groups. Potentially affected aspects of PA include, but are not limited to, the willingness and ability to engage in PA, psychological perception of PA, and socio-economical decisions of consumers, policy makers and providers of PA. Although evidence related to planetary health challenges and PA increases, not all aspects are covered in literature. Therefore, the potential advantages and disadvantages of these challenges for the areas of sport and health tourism and possible adaptation processes to the needs of consumers should be examined.
The aim of this Research Topic is threefold: First, to find out which planetary health challenges influence PA and how, including potential health costs. Secondly, to investigate the strategies which have the potential to maintain or increase physical activity levels in a changing environment. Thirdly, to include economic perspectives, which will shed light on potential behavioral changes in sport and health tourism on the basis of the changed conditions. Since sustainable strategies for various challenges of our society could also be accompanied by an increase of physical activity (keyword active mobility), attention should be paid to the potential use of innovative strategies in the field of physical activity promotion, sport and health tourism.
We welcome Original Research articles, Review articles, Case Studies, Clinical Trials, Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis in topics such as, but not limited to:
• Change in physical activity in relation to planetary challenges including health economic perspectives;
• Attitudes and potential barriers towards physical activity in the context of environmental changes (rising sea level/lack of snow/glacial retreat etc.);
• Strategies for maintaining/increasing physical activity in times of health threats or environmental stresses (e.g. COVID-19 pandemic, heat);
• Integrating physical activity promotion into the strategic programmes of decision-makers in the face of crises;
• Illuminating the changing physical activity needs of individuals in times of health threats/environmental pressures;
• Adaptation strategies of health care and economic providers in the field of physical activity in times of health threats/environmental pressures from a micro- and macroeconomic perspective.
