Disability and Public Health: The Importance of Physical Activity and Sport for All

Dear Colleagues,

Sport plays a crucial role in our physical, mental and social development. It enables us to deepen our knowledge of our own body, our potential, and our limitations, but also to rediscover our own dignity as a human and person in society. In particular, sport is a fundamental element for people with disabilities as it is an opportunity for growth and training, enabling individuals to achieve inner well-being. Implementing physical activity and sports programs in therapy is certainly beneficial both physically and psychologically. In fact, practicing sport helps to regain one's autonomy, realize oneself at a social level and recover mobility. These activities strengthen self-esteem, and possess value as a path to rehabilitation. For a disabled person, regular sports activity has the following advantages: it improves physical qualities; enhances cognitive and psychic aspects; and develops socio-relational skills.

This Special Issue, entitled "Disability and Public Health: The Importance of Physical Activity and Sport for All", intends to collect contributions capable of critically framing the problem, suggesting appropriate methodological strategies and innovative solutions that aim to legitimize the meaning and role of good practices, from the perspective of inclusive motor and sports practice.

Potential topics include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Chronic disease and health promotion;
• The power of sport as a transformative tool;
• Sport and inclusion;
• Health and social inclusion;
• Disability and sport management;
• Adapted sport and children;
• Adapted sport and adult.

Prof. Dr. Domenico Tafuri
Dr. Patrizia Belfiore
Guest Editors

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• chronic disease and health promotion
• the power of sport as a transformative tool
• sport and inclusion
• health and social inclusion
• disability and sport management
• adapted sport and children
• adapted sport and adult