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New Advances on the Effects of Physical Exercise and Movement on Human Health and Well-Being

A special issue of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (ISSN 1660-4601). This special issue belongs to the section "Sport and Health".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 May 2023) | Viewed by 5573

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Interests: cardiovascular physiology; cardiovascular pathophysiology; exercise physiology ; cardiovascular rehabilitation; health.

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

The beneficial effects of physical activity on health are well demonstrated. For example, regular physical activity improves cardiovascular health, brain function, and muscle function, and reduces anxiety and depression. However, rather than physical activity, this Special Issue will focus on physical exercise and movement, which refer more to the voluntary action of the individual to move. Physical exercise is an action, a gesture or gestures, a planned, structured, repetitive movement or movements, one of the overall objectives of which is to improve or maintain one or more components of physical capacity and mental form. In this context, it seems interesting to specify the beneficial effects of physical exercise and movement on health in the short and long term, and to specify their effects in different life contexts: pathological, disabling, and healthy contexts.

Papers addressing these topics are invited for this Special Issue. In addition, we welcome the submission of papers investigating the different ways to allow active people to continue to move and sedentary people to engage in regular physical exercises and movements. Finally, we also welcome papers providing physiological scientific elements to better understand how physical exercises and movements can maintain and improve health in a sustainable way, particularly studies trying to determine the lowest “dose” of exercise needed in everyday life to improve human health (i.e., in terms of duration, frequency, and intensity).

Dr. Damien Vitiello
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • physical exercise
  • movement
  • health
  • active behavior
  • snacking exercise
  • physiological effects
  • psychological effects
  • cognitive effects
  • cardiovascular health
  • mental health

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Effect of Mobile Phone Addiction on Physical Exercise in University Students: Moderating Effect of Peer Relationships
by Yahui Han, Guoyou Qin, Shanshan Han, Youzhi Ke, Shuqiao Meng, Wenxia Tong, Qiang Guo, Yaxing Li, Yupeng Ye and Wenya Shi
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2023, 20(3), 2685; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20032685 - 2 Feb 2023
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Objective: The influence of mobile phone addiction (MPA) on physical exercise in university students was explored, and peer relationships were introduced as a moderating variable. Methods: A cross-sectional study design was adopted, and an online survey questionnaire was conducted to investigate two universities [...] Read more.
Objective: The influence of mobile phone addiction (MPA) on physical exercise in university students was explored, and peer relationships were introduced as a moderating variable. Methods: A cross-sectional study design was adopted, and an online survey questionnaire was conducted to investigate two universities in Nantong City, Jiangsu Province, and Chongzuo City, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. A total of 4959 university students completed the questionnaire. Measurement tools included the Mobile Phone Addiction Tendency Scale, the Physical Activity Rating Scale, and the Peer Rating Scale of university students. Results: University students scored 39.322 ± 15.139 for MPA and 44.022 ± 7.735 for peer relationships, with 87.8% of their physical exercise, in terms of exercise grade, being classified as medium or low intensity. The MPA of the university students was negatively correlated with peer relationships (r = −0.377, p < 0.001) and physical exercise behavior (r = −0.279, p < 0.001). The moderating effect of peer relationships on the MPA-physical exercise behavior relationship was significant (ΔR2 = 0.03, p < 0.001). Conclusions: The physical exercise of university students was at a medium or low intensity. The more serious the university students’ addiction to mobile phones was, the lower the amount of physical exercise. The physical activity of males was higher than that of females. MPA and peer relationships were the limiting factors of the physical exercise behavior of university students. Under the lower effect of peer relationship regulation, MPA had a greater negative impact on physical exercise behavior. The data from this research can provide theoretical support to improve the participation of university students in physical activities. Full article
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The Effect of Playing Gateball Sports on Older Chinese People’s Wellbeing in the Context of Active Aging—Based Mediation of Social Capital
by Xinze Li, Ningxiao Tang, Ronghui Yu, Hongyu Jiang and Hongwei Xie
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19(19), 12254; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191912254 - 27 Sep 2022
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Participation in gateball sports may improve the well-being of older individuals in the context of active aging. However, the mechanisms of the effect need a social viewpoint. A random sample of 337 valid data points was gathered from seven cities in the Chinese [...] Read more.
Participation in gateball sports may improve the well-being of older individuals in the context of active aging. However, the mechanisms of the effect need a social viewpoint. A random sample of 337 valid data points was gathered from seven cities in the Chinese province of Hunan. Structural equation modeling, fuzzy set qualitative comparative analysis, and other techniques examined the standard structure and causal links between involvement in gateball sports, social capital, and elderly people’s well-being. According to structural equation modeling, playing gateball sports may improve elderly people’s well-being, and social capital may influence this link to some extent. The engagement in gateball sports and social capital work in concert to promote well-being, according to a qualitative comparative study of the fuzzy sets that identified four patterns of “A, B, C, and D” antecedent constructs that do so in elderly people. Full article
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