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

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 …

Promotion of physical activity is a priority for health agencies. We searched for reviews of
physical activity interventions, published between 2000 and 2011, and identified effective …

Current physical activity guidelines evolved from decades of evidence generation,
syntheses, and updates (figure). Early physical activity guidelines focused on continuous …

In the past few decades, the field of physical activity has grown and evolved in scope, depth,
visibility and impact around the world. Global progress has been observed in research and …

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 an important contributor to non-communicable diseases in countries of
high income, and increasingly so in those of low and middle income. Understanding why …

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 …

Regular physical activity is proven to help prevent and treat noncommunicable diseases
(NCDs) such as heart disease stroke diabetes and breast and colon cancer. It also helps to …

Background: Many of the known solutions to the physical inactivity pandemic operate across
sectors relevant to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Methods …