ReviewProgress in cardiovascular diseases
Can population levels of physical activity be increased? Global evidence and experience.
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37 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Primary prevention of dementia: from modifiable risk factors to a public brain health agenda?Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology · 2018Pooled it
- Cluster Randomized Trial for Hypertension Control: Effect on Lifestyles and Body Weight.American journal of preventive medicine · 2019Trial
- Sitting still while the world gets sicker: Rethinking physical inactivity as a public health emergency.BMC global and public health · 2026Review
- Salutogenesis for health promotion: tensions and future directions for physical activity/active living research.Health promotion international · 2026Article
- Lifestyle in Nursing Students: Physical Activity Level, Diet Quality, Body Composition, and Cardiovascular Risk (ABSI).Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Testing the effectiveness of a health intervention that manipulates the social environment at active leisure events in Scotland.Journal of public health research · 2025Article
- Physical activity-the past, present and potential future: a state-of-the-art review.Health promotion international · 2025Review
- Promoting Adolescent and Youth Health Through Physical Activity Initiatives and Interventions in Sub-Saharan Africa: The ARISE-NUTRINT and DASH Initiatives.International journal of public health · 2025Article
- Using systems mapping within the process evaluation of a randomised controlled trial of the ACE active ageing programme in England and Wales.BMJ public health · 2024Article
- Using a socioecological approach to explore healthy lifestyle in elite sport: a qualitative study of French athletes', coaches', and managers' perspectives.International journal of qualitative studies on health and well-being · 2023Article
- Assessment of Lifestyle, Eating Habits and the Effect of Nutritional Education among Undergraduate Students in Southern Italy.Nutrients · 2023Article
- Tensions and Paradoxes of Scaling Up: A Critical Reflection on Physical Activity Promotion.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Interventions based on environmental determinants for nutritional and physical activity behaviours in Colombia: a scoping review.BMJ open · 2022Article
- Pilot Feasibility Assessment of a Tailored Physical Activity Prescription in Overweight and Obese People in a Public Hospital.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Current Status of Physical Activity in South Korea.Korean journal of family medicine · 2022Article
- Municipal resources to promote adult physical activity - a multilevel follow-up study.BMC public health · 2022Article
- Conceptualization and development of a questionnaire to determine physical activity barriers.Physical activity and nutrition · 2022Article
- Action Plan to Increase Physical Activity During the COVID-19 Pandemic.Sultan Qaboos University medical journal · 2021Article
- Lifestyle changes during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional survey in the Netherlands.BMC public health · 2021Article
- Analysis of the Local Health-Enhancing Physical Activity Policies on the French Riviera.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
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Abstract
Physical inactivity is one of the most important contributors to the global burden of disease and has become a global public health priority. We review the evidence on physical activity (PA) interventions, actions, and strategies that have the greatest potential to increase PA at the population level. Using the socio-ecological framework to conceptualize PA interventions, we show that PA can be targeted at multiple levels of influence and by multiple sectors outside the health system. Examples of promoting PA on a national scale are presented from Finland, Canada, Brazil, and Colombia. A strong policy framework, consistent investment in public health programs, multi-sectoral support and actions, and good surveillance characterize each of these success stories. Increasing PA globally will depend on successfully applying and adapting these lessons around the world taking into account country, culture, and context.
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