Physical activity promotion, human and planetary health – a conceptual framework and suggested research priorities

Abu‐Omar, Karim; Chevance, Guillaume; Tcymbal, Antonina; Gelius, Peter; Messing, Sven

doi:10.1016/j.joclim.2023.100262

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“…In later years, there has been an increased focus on home gardening and urban agriculture for sustainable diets ( 30 ), including a Norwegian national strategy ( 31 ). Gardening has also been suggested as one important behavior for sustainable physical activity ( 23 ).…”

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“…Nevertheless, research have demonstrated positive associations between cultivating one's own food and the enhancement of health, happiness, and well-being ( 21 , 22 ). Gardening has also been suggested as a behavior that both benefits individual and planetary health ( 23 ) and can be argued to be within the context of friluftsliv as described above.…”

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How traditional Norwegian outdoor activities are changing; a 10-year follow up in relation to sociodemographic factors

Stenqvist,

Bere

2024

Front. Sports Act. Living

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IntroductionThe study aims to evaluate the relationship between sociodemographic factors and changes in Norwegian outdoor activities between 2008 and 2018. Traditional outdoor activities, such as family trips in nature, the gathering of mushrooms and wild berries, and growing one's own plants to eat, are believed to have a positive impact on physical activity levels and health in general.MethodThis study includes repeated cross-sectional surveys conducted in 38 randomly selected schools across two Norwegian counties. In 2008, 1,012 parents of 6th and 7th grade students from 27 schools completed a questionnaire. In 2018, 609 new parents from 25 schools participated. Variables were dichotomized. Descriptive analyses between groups were conducted using chi-square statistics. Binary logistic regression analyses were performed with the three outdoor activities as dependent variables, including year only (model 1), and then also gender, age (continuous), education (own and partners), and household income as independent variables (model 2).ResultsParticipation in weekly family trips in nature increased from 22% to 28% (p = 0.002), the OR for year 2018 vs. year 2008 was 1.51. Adjusted for sociodemographic factors, the OR remained stable and significant. Education was the only significant sociodemographic factor (OR = 1.60), indicating the odds of those with a higher education to be 60% higher to engage in weekly family trips in nature. Gathering of wild mushrooms and plants remained stable with time. Being female (OR = 1.44), age (OR = 1.049) and education (OR = 1.49) was related to gathering. An increase in growing plants to eat was observed with an increase from 42% to 51% (p < 0.001), OR = 1.33. However, it did not remain significant in model 2. Education was, in general, positively related to growing food (OR = 1.35).ConclusionWe observed a positive increase in family trips in nature over the period from 2008 to 2018. Furthermore, elder parents seem to be more involved in the long-rooted traditional Norwegian grow- and gather culture, and a social gradient is apparent as those with higher education do participate more often in traditional outdoor activities.

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How traditional Norwegian outdoor activities are changing; a 10-year follow up in relation to sociodemographic factors

Stenqvist,

Bere

2024

Front. Sports Act. Living

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“…With this contribution, we aim to raise collective reflections about the relevance of ecological awareness in the context of PL by calling national and international societies who have made contributions to the PL field (from physical education and sport to PA and health) to lead open discussions about the potential benefits of such considerations. One of the benefits is that "win-win options" for individual PA and planetary health are emphasized, 43 and that the field follows the call that all professional sectors are advised to make a contribution to sustainable life on the planet (see "environment in all policies" suggestion 44 ). Of course, an inclusion of ecological aspects further complicates individuals' adequate execution of physically active lifestyles, being aware that global prevalences of physical inactivity are high even without such explicit claims toward the quality of PA. [45][46][47] However, the pressure of the climate crisis is external "in nature" and such considerations would ensure that we as human species can be physically active in the future at all.…”

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Physical Literacy in the Context of Climate Change: Is There a Need for Further Refinement of the Concept?

Carl,

Abu-Omar,

Bernard

et al. 2024

Journal of Physical Activity and Health

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The concept of physical literacy (PL) has witnessed enormous popularity in recent years and has undergone substantial theoretical evolvement during the last 2 decades. However, the research field pertaining to PL has not yet initiated discussions around the challenges of climate change and the alignment with conceptualizations of planetary health. Therefore, we argue that the consideration of an “ecological domain” for individual physical activity, in the form of ecological awareness, would further evolve the concept. We illustrate how to potentially integrate adjustments within the most frequent PL definitions of the field (eg, those in Australia, Canada, England, Ireland, the United States, or by the International Physical Literacy Association) without questioning the entire integrity of these elaborate conceptualizations. An ecological domain of PL would not only interact with the postulated physical, cognitive, psychological/affective, and social domains of PL but also have important implications for the (re)design of interventions and practices in physical activity contexts. We call the scientific community, both on national and international scales, to intensify the discussions and initiate a research agenda involving an “ecological domain” of PL.

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Walking and non-motorized vehicle use in adolescents: the role of neighborhood environment perceptions across urbanization levels

Klos,

Fiedler,

Nigg

et al. 2024

Ger J Exerc Sport Res

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Promoting active travel is key to achieving the sustainable development goals of sustainable communities, climate action, and health and well-being. Walking and non-motorized vehicle use (e.g., cycling, longboarding) are influenced by the perceptions of the neighborhood environment. However, most evidence is limited to studies conducted in urban areas. This study aims to assess the relationship between perceived environment and walking as well as non-motorized vehicle use stratified across different levels of urbanicity in adolescents in Germany. Cross-sectional data of 3976 adolescents aged 11–17 (51% female) from the nationwide Motorik-Modul Longitudinal Study in Germany were used. Age, gender, socioeconomic status, neighborhood environment perceptions, duration of walking, and non-motorized vehicle use were assessed via questionnaire. Separate cumulative link mixed models were calculated to analyze the relationships between environment perceptions and walking as well as non-motorized vehicle use across rural areas, small towns, medium-sized towns, and cities. The presence of public sports facilities was related to both walking and non-motorized vehicle use across urbanicity levels. Relationships with other aspects of the perceived environment, such as traffic safety concerns and walking or cycling infrastructure, were more context-specific meaning that associations differed based on active travel mode and urbanicity level. Additionally, non-motorized vehicle use differed considerably across sample points. To conclude, when creating active and sustainable environments for active travel, it is crucial to target specific travel modes and take the urbanicity and regional context into account.

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Physical activity promotion, human and planetary health – a conceptual framework and suggested research priorities

Cited by 8 publications

References 56 publications

How traditional Norwegian outdoor activities are changing; a 10-year follow up in relation to sociodemographic factors

How traditional Norwegian outdoor activities are changing; a 10-year follow up in relation to sociodemographic factors

Physical Literacy in the Context of Climate Change: Is There a Need for Further Refinement of the Concept?

Walking and non-motorized vehicle use in adolescents: the role of neighborhood environment perceptions across urbanization levels

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