What Is Physical Activity? A Holistic Definition for Teachers, Researchers and Policy Makers

This conceptual analysis presents an argument that a new and broader definition of physical activity is needed for educators, researchers, and policy makers. To build a case for change, this paper has four parts. First, it outlines why definitions are important. Second, the current dominant definiti...

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Published inFrontiers in sports and active living Vol. 2; p. 72
Main Author Piggin, Joe
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Switzerland Frontiers Media S.A 18.06.2020
Subjects
definition
exercise
health
interdisciplinary
physical activity
sport
Sports and Active Living
fitness
exercise
health
definition
sport
interdisciplinary
physical activity
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Summary:This conceptual analysis presents an argument that a new and broader definition of physical activity is needed for educators, researchers, and policy makers. To build a case for change, this paper has four parts. First, it outlines why definitions are important. Second, the current dominant definition of physical activity is examined and critiqued. Third, the case for change to the dominant definition is made. Fourth, a new, broader definition for physical activity is offered and justified. The new, broader definition of physical activity is proposed as involving "people moving, acting and performing within culturally specific spaces and contexts, and influenced by a unique array of interests, emotions, ideas, instructions and relationships."
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Edited by: Jessica Lee, Griffith University, Australia
Reviewed by: Shaun Wilkinson, Northumbria University, United Kingdom; Joanne Hill, University of Bedfordshire Bedford, United Kingdom
This article was submitted to Physical Education and Pedagogy, a section of the journal Frontiers in Sports and Active Living
ISSN:2624-9367
2624-9367
DOI:10.3389/fspor.2020.00072