It Is Time for the Fitness & Wellness Industry to Lead the Agenda against Physical Inactivity

  1. López-Fernández, Jorge 12
  2. Jimenez Gutierrez, Alfonso 12
  1. 1 Coventry University
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    Coventry University

    Coventry, Reino Unido

    ROR https://ror.org/01tgmhj36

  2. 2 GO Fit Lab, Ingesport
Revista:
Research & Investigations in Sports Medicine

ISSN: 2577-1914

Año de publicación: 2018

Tipo: Artículo

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Resumen

Physical inactivity challenge has been addressed from different approaches in recent years due to the negative effects of its consequences at public health level. However, the number of people who do not perform sufficient physical activity on a daily basis is not decreasing. Surprisingly, it is not common to involve the fitness & wellness industry in interventions to address inactivity in leisure time despite the industry aim to promote a healthy lifestyle through physical exercise and its resources. Whilst the industry seems not to be interested in collaborating with public bodies and research centres. In this manuscript, we discuss the reasons why this industry should get involved in the effort for addressing physical inactivity using community-based intervention.

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