Background Insufficient physical activity is a leading risk factor for non-communicable
diseases, and has a negative effect on mental health and quality of life. We describe levels …

Background Physical activity has many health benefits for young people. In 2018, WHO
launched More Active People for a Healthier World, a new global action on physical activity …

Physical inactivity is a global pandemic, contributing to substantial disease1 and economic2
burden worldwide. To tackle the rising challenges of noncommunicable diseases …

To implement effective non-communicable disease prevention programmes, policy makers
need data for physical activity levels and trends. In this report, we describe physical activity …

Physical inactivity is one of the most common and persistent contributors to poor health in
the world. It is defined as the failure to achieve the minimum recommended physical activity …

Background The pandemic of physical inactivity is associated with a range of chronic
diseases and early deaths. Despite the well documented disease burden, the economic …

The LancetPhysical Activity Observatory: promoting physical activity worldwide 2 years ago,
at the time of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, The Lancet launched a …

Physical inactivity is the fourth leading cause of death worldwide. We summarise present
global efforts to counteract this problem and point the way forward to address the pandemic …

The global pandemic of physical inactivity requires a multisectoral, multidisciplinary public-
health response. Scaling up interventions that are capable of increasing levels of physical …

On the eve of the 2012 summer Olympic Games, the first Lancet Series on physical activity
established that physical inactivity was a global pandemic, and global public health action …