In 2002, the World Health Organisation deemed ‘Physical Activity’ the theme of World Health Day. Since that time, April 6th is celebrated as...

The optimal combination of type, frequency and intensity of physical activity for different populations in not known, yet there is a clear c...

The World Bank states that communicable diseases are the largest causes of child deaths in the world and are significant causes of preventab...

  An understanding of the most prevalent diseases and associated risk factors is crucial to conceptualise the role of sport in health preven...

Although research interest on physical activity and health dates back to the 1950s, the breakthrough in the scientific evidence on health be...

During recent decades, there has been a progressive decline in the level of physical activity in people's daily lives in develo...

This section provides an overview of the related areas between sport and health. An introduction to the role of sport in enhancing physical ...