Sport and physical activity represent fundamental aspects in shaping healthy, dynamic, and cohesive societies: sport is not only a recreational activity, but a vital element that influences health, education, social inclusion, and local development. This interest is reflected in various policies and programs that seek to encourage greater participation and equitable access to sports and physical activity.
The proposed Research Topic aims to address the complex interaction between sports practice, physical activity, active living, walking mobility, and the barriers and factors that influence people to be active. This multifaceted topic becomes crucial for understanding how social structures, urban design, personal motivation, and policy interventions can facilitate or impede active lifestyles. This has highlighted the importance of designing cities that support active living. However, despite this knowledge, there is still a substantial gap in knowledge about the specific barriers that dissuade people from participating in sports and physical activity.
This Research Topic aims to address these barriers in more depth and at the same time identify factors that enhance active lifestyles. By exploring various dimensions, such as age, gender, socio-economic status, and cultural background, the research will provide a more nuanced understanding of what motivates or prevents people from being active. This could potentially lead to the development of more targeted interventions and policies that promote physical activity in different population groups. The aim is also to narrow the gap between theoretical knowledge and practical application, by ensuring that the latest research advances are translated into feasible strategies and promote healthier and more active lifestyles.
The scope of the Research Topic addresses the multidimensional impact of sport and physical activity, focusing especially on its socio-economic influence, its technological innovation, and its role in health promotion, inclusiveness, and cultural identity. Also the ethical dimensions, the psychosocial effects on well-being, the changing landscape of sport in the context of urban development and physical barriers, and the recent pandemic challenges. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited.
Topics of interest could include:
- Health promotion policies and sport
- Inclusion and diversity in sport
- Socio-economic impact of sport and physical activity
- Technological innovation in sport
- Psycho-sociology of sport and well-being
- Ethics and sport
- Sport and urban development
- Emerging trends in physical activity and health
- Sport, culture, and identity
- Citizen participation in physical activities
- Barriers and drivers to participation in sport and other physical activity
- Pandemic and sport
- Role of volunteering
- NGOs and social inclusion in sport
Sport and physical activity represent fundamental aspects in shaping healthy, dynamic, and cohesive societies: sport is not only a recreational activity, but a vital element that influences health, education, social inclusion, and local development. This interest is reflected in various policies and programs that seek to encourage greater participation and equitable access to sports and physical activity.
The proposed Research Topic aims to address the complex interaction between sports practice, physical activity, active living, walking mobility, and the barriers and factors that influence people to be active. This multifaceted topic becomes crucial for understanding how social structures, urban design, personal motivation, and policy interventions can facilitate or impede active lifestyles. This has highlighted the importance of designing cities that support active living. However, despite this knowledge, there is still a substantial gap in knowledge about the specific barriers that dissuade people from participating in sports and physical activity.
This Research Topic aims to address these barriers in more depth and at the same time identify factors that enhance active lifestyles. By exploring various dimensions, such as age, gender, socio-economic status, and cultural background, the research will provide a more nuanced understanding of what motivates or prevents people from being active. This could potentially lead to the development of more targeted interventions and policies that promote physical activity in different population groups. The aim is also to narrow the gap between theoretical knowledge and practical application, by ensuring that the latest research advances are translated into feasible strategies and promote healthier and more active lifestyles.
The scope of the Research Topic addresses the multidimensional impact of sport and physical activity, focusing especially on its socio-economic influence, its technological innovation, and its role in health promotion, inclusiveness, and cultural identity. Also the ethical dimensions, the psychosocial effects on well-being, the changing landscape of sport in the context of urban development and physical barriers, and the recent pandemic challenges. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited.
Topics of interest could include:
- Health promotion policies and sport
- Inclusion and diversity in sport
- Socio-economic impact of sport and physical activity
- Technological innovation in sport
- Psycho-sociology of sport and well-being
- Ethics and sport
- Sport and urban development
- Emerging trends in physical activity and health
- Sport, culture, and identity
- Citizen participation in physical activities
- Barriers and drivers to participation in sport and other physical activity
- Pandemic and sport
- Role of volunteering
- NGOs and social inclusion in sport