Maintaining a Healthy Lifestyle: Sustainability of Promoting Physical Activity

Dear Colleagues,

Physical activity is associated with improved physical function, lower prevalence of several chronic diseases, and reduced all-cause premature mortality. The Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans (second edition) recommends adults should perform at least 150 to 300 min a week of moderate-intensity, or 75 min to 150 min a week of vigorous-intensity aerobic activity, or an equivalent combination. The guidelines also emphasize the importance of avoiding prolonged sitting, and provide some new information and guidance on the benefits and practices of moving more and sitting less.

The purpose of this Special Issue is to present evidence of how healthy lifestyles, especially those involving physical activity, maintain sustainable physical and mental well-being. The focus of the Special Issue is on improving health and create a better future by addressing the challenges people face in order to stay fit, improve their health and manage chronic disease, with a particular emphasis on the role of physical activity in varied forms. A better understanding of the relationship between physical activity and health and the effect of innovative intervention on health outcomes would significantly add to our knowledge of how to best translate scientific health research and discovery into practice. This Special Issue will supplement the existing literature by presenting the latest original and summative research from world-leading experts in their respective fields of endeavor from across the globe.

All types of research are welcome. The latest date for submissions is 31st May 2023, although earlier submissions are encouraged. We look forward to receiving your contributions.

You may choose our Joint Special Issue in Sustainability or Joint Special Issue in Sports.

Dr. Wenfei Zhu
Dr. Yuliang Sun
Guest Editors

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Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2700 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

Dr. Wenfei Zhu
Dr. Yuliang Sun
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Healthcare is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2700 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

• physical activity
• health promotion
• chronic diseases
• exercise intervention