Enhancing Health Through Physical Activity and Sports Science: Innovations in Applied Research
A special issue of Sports (ISSN 2075-4663).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 September 2025 | Viewed by 380
Special Issue Editors
Interests: sport science; physical activity public health; physical education and sport; sport injuries; human performance
Interests: health promotions; sports science; physical education; human balance; rehabilitation
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Physical activity and its role in overall health will always remain key topics in scientific fields. Sports science, as a multidisciplinary field, explores the physiological, biomechanical and psychological aspects of physical activity and sport. Promoting health and preventing diseases through regular physical activity, carried out on the basis of scientific rigor and recommendations, will always be important in maintaining the health of the global population.
Today, experts from entire sectors, from different interdisciplinary fields, argue for the well-documented health benefits of regular physical activity, including reducing the risk of chronic diseases (e.g., heart disease, diabetes, obesity and mental health disorders) or the prophylaxis of well-being, especially improving mobility, flexibility, strength and cognitive functions, particularly in certain categories of the population.
Wearable technology, biomechanics and motion capture, genetics and personalized training, etc., are all becoming increasingly used in the modern era to monitor physical activity and health metrics, to understand movement patterns and how they help with prevention, improve human performance and support rehabilitation, to uncover the mechanisms by which exercise affects cellular health, muscle growth, energy systems and much more.
How applied research informs public health campaigns aimed at increasing physical activity in different populations and community sports programs, school physical education and workplace health initiatives and how artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning are used to predict training outcomes, optimize physical performance and monitor health status all can represent benchmarks for those who wish to further their studies and research in this Special Issue.
This Special Issue aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of how advances and applied research in sports science improve health.
Dr. Cristina Ioana Alexe
Dr. Dan Iulian Alexe
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- health through physical activity
- applied research
- innovation for health
- sports
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