Promoting Health and Well-Being Through Lifestyle and Physical Activity
A special issue of Healthcare (ISSN 2227-9032). This special issue belongs to the section "Preventive Medicine".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 July 2026 | Viewed by 203
Special Issue Editors
Interests: health promotion; physical activity and health lifestyle; pedagogy; physical education; crosscultural education; multicultural classes environment; preschool education; preschool children
Interests: health promotion; corporate fitness; wellbeing and life satisfaction; wellness programs; leisure and sport activities; physical activity; quality of life
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue, titled "Promoting Health and Well-Being Through Lifestyle and Physical Activity", aims to advance scientific understanding of how physical activity and healthy lifestyle behaviors contribute to health and well-being across all stages of life. It seeks to provide a platform for original research that explores the determinants, consequences, and benefits of an active lifestyle, thereby addressing the widespread problem of physical inactivity that increases health risks globally.
The scope of this Special Issue includes studies on diverse forms of physical activity in various contexts—leisure, workplace, school, and transportation—and their relationships with health outcomes, quality of life, and well-being. We encourage the submission of studies that employ multiple methodologies, including longitudinal, cross-sectional, qualitative, and intervention studies. This Special Issue also welcomes investigations into sedentary behavior, barriers to activity, and effective strategies for promoting physical activity and healthy lifestyles across different populations and cultural settings.
The relevant literature demonstrates a positive correlation between physical activity and a healthy, active lifestyle with health promotion and quality of life. However, further investigation is needed regarding the ways in which an active lifestyle can be enhanced in order to bring about positive changes in people's health across all age groups.
Moreover, this Special Issue emphasizes the importance of evidence-based interventions and policy implications in supporting public health actions that foster sustainable active lifestyles. It also highlights the need to understand social determinants, health inequalities, and the political and community contexts influencing physical activity promotion. Overall, this Special Issue aims to contribute to reducing inactivity-related health burdens and improving population health through lifestyle and physical activity research.
In this Special Issue, we are pleased to invite contributions that address a wide range of topics, including, but not limited to, the following: health promotion programs; leisure and recreational activities; life satisfaction and well-being; and physical activity studies in clinical and educational settings with children and adolescent subjects. We welcome empirical studies, reviews, and theoretical papers that offer innovative insights into how to support and improve physical condition and quality of life across all ages, ensuring satisfactory well-being and quality of life.
We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Dr. Olga Kouli
Guest Editor
Dr. Ioannis Trigonis
Guest Editor Assistant
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Keywords
- health promotion
- corporate fitness
- well-being and life satisfaction
- wellness programs
- leisure and recreation
- physical activity
- quality of life
- health risk
- sports for all
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