reviewPsychology and HealthMay 30, 2017Closed access

Physical activity: Health impact, prevalence, correlates and interventions

University of Victoria · Queen's University · +2 more institutions

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Abstract

Objective

To provide a broad overview of the state of physical activity (PA) research in the form of (1) definitions of PA, (2) health benefits, (3) prevalence, (4) correlates and (5) interventions.

Design

A high-level overview of published reviews of the literature.

Citation impact

805
total citations
FWCI
32.42
Percentile
100%
References
102
Citations per year

Authors

5

Topics & keywords

Keywords
  • Psychological intervention
  • Psychology
  • Physical activity
  • Intervention (counseling)
  • Gerontology
  • Quality of life (healthcare)
  • Clinical psychology
  • Medicine
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