Physical activity - The Lancet

Published July 18, 2012  
http://www.thelancet.com/series/physical-activity

Executive summary

As London counts down the final days before the beginning of the 2012 Olympic Games, The Lancet publishes a Series on physical activity, including a new analysis that quantifies the global impact of physical inactivity on the world's major non-communicable diseases. The Series will also review current levels of physical activity and trends worldwide, why some people are active and why some are not, evidence-based strategies for effective physical activity promotion, and how a multi-sector and systems-wide approach that goes way beyond health will be critical to increase population-levels of activity worldwide. 

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Rethinking our approach to physical activity

Pamela Das, Richard Horton

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Physical activity: more of the same is not enough

Pedro C Hallal, Adrian E Bauman, Gregory W Heath, Harold W Kohl 3rd, I-Min Lee, Michael Pratt

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Stressing harms of physical inactivity to promote exercise

Chi Pang Wen, Xifeng Wu

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Physical activity for people with disabilities

James H Rimmer, Alexandre C Marques

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Policies to promote physical activity in Brazil

Deborah Carvalho Malta, Jarbas Barbosa da Silva

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Article

Effect of physical inactivity on major non-communicable diseases worldwide: an analysis of burden of disease and life expectancy

I-Min Lee, Eric J Shiroma, Felipe Lobelo, Pekka Puska, Steven N Blair, Peter T Katzmarzyk, for the Lancet Physical Activity Series Working Group

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Series Papers

Physical activity levels of the world's population: Surveillance progress, gaps and prospects

Pedro C Hallal, Lars Bo Andersen, Fiona C Bull, Regina Guthold, William Haskell, Ulf Ekelund, for the Lancet Physical Activity Series Working Group

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Why are some people physically active and others not? Understanding the Correlates of Physical Activity

Adrian E Bauman, Rodrigo S Reis, James F Sallis, Jonathan C Wells, Ruth J F Loos, Brian W Martin, for the Lancet Physical Activity Series Working Group

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Evidence-Based Physical Activity Intervention: Lessons from Around the Globe

Gregory W Heath, Diana C Parra, Olga L Sarmiento, Lars Bo Andersen, Neville Owen, Shifalika Goenka, Felipe Montes, Ross C Brownson, for the Lancet Physical Activity Series Working Group

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The Implications of Megatrends in Information and Communication Technology and Transportation for Changing Global Physical Activity

Michael Pratt, Olga L Sarmiento, Felipe Montes, David Ogilvie, Bess H Marcus, Lilian G Perez, Ross C Brownson, for the Lancet Physical Activity Series Working Group

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The pandemic of physical inactivity: global action for public health

Harold W Kohl 3rd, Cora Lynn Craig, Estelle Victoria Lambert, Shigeru Inoue, Jasem Ramadan Alkandari, Grit Leetongin, Sonja Kahlmeier, for the Lancet Physical Activity Series Working Group

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Physical activity - The Lancet