Intersection of Sport, Physical Activity and Human Health
A special issue of Sports (ISSN 2075-4663).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 July 2020) | Viewed by 79888
Special Issue Editors
Interests: disparities in health outcomes and healthcare access/health service utilization of vulnerable populations, particularly sexual and gender minorities; disease disparities including HIV, mental health, and chronic diseases; barriers that impede and facilitators that enhance healthy behaviors such as HIV testing, preventive care, and disease prevention; the use of social marketing to promote health; the intersection of sport, physical activity, and health; using sport to advance health, especially among women
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Interests: The intersection of sport, gender, health and well being. Gender equity in organizational leadership. Sport marketing and sponsorship. Social marketing in sport. Advancing women in higher education and sport leadership
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Research has established the connection between physical activity and health. We know that people who engage in physical activity are less likely to experience some chronic diseases (e.g. cardiovascular disease, diabetes, some forms of cancer) and risk factors for chronic disease (e.g. obesity, hypertension, high cholesterol. Additionally, being physically active has been found to improve bone density, pulmonary function, mood and wellbeing. Most physical activity research has compared people who are physically active to those who are not and have grouped all types of physical activity together. However, physical activity can be divided into subgroups including sport, conditioning exercise, recreation, and other (usually labelled household tasks).
Limited research has examined the link between sport, physical activity, human health and wellbeing in adults. The purpose of this Special edition is to examine the contribution that sport makes to human health and wellbeing including how and why sport influences people to be physically active.
Dr. Jennifer R. Pharr
Dr. Nancy L. Lough
Guest Editors
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