The S.P.A.C.E Hypothesis: Physical Activity as Medium — Not Medicine — for Public Health Impact

Most scientifically tested physical activity interventions end when research funding ends; interventions that last struggle to sustain benefits. We hypothesize that long-term public health impact will benefit from a shift in how interventionists conceptualize physical activity — from a form of medicine, of value for its innate health benefits, to a malleable medium, of value for the dynamic contexts it creates.
Source: Exercise and Sport Sciences Reviews - Category: Sports Medicine Tags: Articles Source Type: research