A large proportion of adults in Western cultures are physically inactive, despite several
decades of warnings about the potentially negative health consequences of a sedentary …

ABSTRACT TROST, SG, N. OWEN, AE BAUMAN, JF SALLIS, and W. BROWN. Correlates of
adults' participation in physical activity: review and update. Med. Sci. Sports Exerc., Vol. 34 …

The academic study of sport and exercise science has expanded greatly into the arena of
public health over the past 20 years or more and Europe has played a significant role in this …

In light of the well-documented health benefits of physical activity and the fact that the
majority of adult men and women are inactive, promoting regular physical activity is a public …

Physical activity is now considered a major modifiable factor for preventing and reducing the
mortality from cardiovascular disease, diabetes and some cancers, as well as improving …

Research in the exercise adherence area over the past several decades has resulted in the
identification of a number of promising methods for influencing physical activity on the …

An accumulating body of epidemiological, clinical, and basic research underscores the
importance of regular physical activity to a broad array of physical and psychological …

Background. Participation in regular moderate or vigorous physical activity substantially
reduces risk for all-cause and cardiovascular-disease mortality and confers other health …

Studies have found physical inactivity to be a significant health risk factor and have
demonstrated how physical inactivity behaviour varies according to social background. As a …

Physical inactivity is a major global public health issue associated with a range of chronic
disease outcomes. As such, the underlying motivation and barriers to whether or not an …