Background: In 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) released global guidelines on
physical activity (PA) and sedentary behavior, for the first time providing population-based …

The current literature contains multiple examples of exercise interventions to foster health
and to prevent/treat many chronic non-communicable diseases; stress and functional …

The health benefits of physical activity (PA) are acknowledged and promoted by the
scientific community, especially within primary care. However, there is little evidence that …

The WHO has called for action to integrate physical activity promotion into healthcare
settings, yet there is a lack of consensus on the competencies required by health …

Translation of evidence regarding physical activity for mental health into routine
programmes is critical. Efforts to move beyond solely targeting individual-level barriers to …

Objective When appraising the quality of randomised clinical trial (RCTs) on the merits of
exercise therapy, we typically limit our assessment to the quality of the methods. However …

Exercise is an efficacious therapy for many chronic diseases. Integrating efficacious
evidence-based interventions (EBIs), such as exercise, into daily healthcare practice is a …

Background Translational research is required to ensure exercise referral schemes (ERSs)
are evidence-based and reflect local needs. This article reports process data from the co …

Goal setting is one of the most widely applied and universally accepted strategies used to
increase physical activity (PA). Goals are defined as internal representations of desired …

One in four people say they would be more active if advised by a general practitioner (GP),
yet 72% of GPs do not discuss physical activity (PA) with patients and 80% of GPs are …