Physical Exercise Impacts on Human Physical and Psychological Health

Dear Colleagues,

According to the WHO, health represents a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being. Multiple guidelines encourage physical exercise as a non-pharmacological intervention for individuals of all ages to improve health, without the absence of side effects. Sufficient evidence has indicated that physical exercise is associated with lower morbidities and mortality rates. Nevertheless, further understanding the effect of physical activity on specific systems (musculoskeletal system, nervous system, respiratory system, circulatory system, etc.) is still a demanding and major public health interest. In addition, the positive effects of physical exercise vary according to its different parameters and targeted population. Verifying the optimal physical exercise patterns for populations with different pathological issues are equally essential.

For this Topic, we encourage researchers to submit high-quality observational, experimental and review studies that provide evidence about the biomechanical, physiological and psychological effects as well as the underlying mechanisms of physical exercise. High-quality randomized controlled trials investigating the impacts of physical exercise are particularly welcomed. Meanwhile, we are also interested in literature reviews summarizing the underlying improvement mechanism of physical exercise, longitudinal cohort studies or systematic reviews with meta-analyses.

Prof. Dr. Xueqiang Wang
Dr. Li Li
Prof. Dr. Li Hu
Topic Editors