Promotion of health-enhancing physical activity in small-to-medium-sized enterprises

World Health Organization. Regional Office for Europe

Promotion of health-enhancing physical activity in small-to-medium-sized enterprises

World Health Organization. Regional Office for Europe

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Abstract

Promoting physical activity in the workplace provides substantial health and wellbeing benefits, as well as enhancing productivity and job satisfaction. Stablishing and implementing physical activity programs within Small and Medium Enterprises (‎SMEs)‎ is often challenging due to the diverse needs and limitations in specific workplace contexts. This publication highlights the importance of promoting physical activity in the workplace and aims to provide evidence-based, practical and context-specific guidance and tools for SMEs to design and implement effective workplace physical activity programs, which will contribute in developing a culture of health that encourage both physical and mental well-being among all employees.

Original language	English
Place of Publication	Copenhagen
Publisher	WHO Regional Office for Europe
Commissioning body	World Health Organization. Regional Office for Europe
Number of pages	36
Publication status	Published - 26 Oct 2023

Acknowledgements

This publication was conceptualized and developed by Anna Puig-Ribera (Sport and Physical Activity Research Group, University of Vic-Central University of Catalonia, Institute for Research and Innovation in Life Sciences and Health in Central Catalonia, Spain), Ilkka Väänänen (Physical Activity and Functional Capacity Research Group, LAB University of Applied Sciences, Finland), Frank Vandeale (Department of Education, Artevelde University of Applied Sciences, Gent, Belgium), Ine De Clerk (Artevelde University of Applied Sciences, Gent, Belgium), Sebastià Mas-Alòs (Human Movement Research Group, National Institute of Physical Education of Catalonia, University of Lleida, Spain), Sergi Matas (Human Movement Research Group, National Institute of Physical Education of Catalonia, University of Lleida, Spain) and Stephen Whiting (WHO Regional Office for Europe) under the overall supervision of Kremlin Wickramasinghe and Gauden Galea (WHO Regional Office for Europe).

This document was written by Anna Puig-Ribera and Ilkka Väänänen (Editors-in-chief); Frank Vandaele, Sebastià Mas-Alòs, Anna Codina-Nadal and Ine De Clerk (Editors); and Sergi Matas, Estela Farías-Torbidoni and Víctor Dorado (Grup d’Investigació Social i Educativa de l’Activitat Física i de l’Esport, National Institute of Physical Education of Catalonia, University of Lleida, Spain). Anna Codina-Nadal, Víctor Dorado and Estela Farías-Torbidoni also provided technical content.

Stephen Whiting, Adriana Pinedo and Romeu Mendes at the WHO Regional Office for Europe provided technical advice throughout the project and peer reviewed the publication.

The authors express their gratitude to the following experts from the Health Enhancing Physical Activity Europe Working Group on Workplace Health Enhancing Physical Activity Promotion and members of the European Union Physical Activity Focal Points Network for their contributions to the Delphi survey: Emma Adams (School of Health Sciences, University of Nottingham, England); Pieter Coenen (Amsterdam UMC, Department of Public and Occupational Health, Netherlands (the Kingdom of)); Tina Dalager (Department of Sports Science and Clinical Biomechanics, University of Southern Denmark, Denmark); Martine Duclos (Department of Sport Medicine and Functional Exploration, Gabriel Montpied University Hospital, Clermont Auvergne University, France); Liesbeth Groenesteijn (Inholland University of Applied Sciences, Netherlands (the Kingdom of)); Ingrid Hendriksen (LivIng Active, Netherlands (the Kingdom of)); Kamilah Hylton (University of Technology, Jamaica); Bengt Kayser (University of Lausanne, Switzerland); Matti Leijon (Region Östergötland, Sweden); George Loucaides (Cyprus Sports Research Center, Cyprus Sports Organization, Nicosia, Cyprus); Paulo Rocha (Portuguese Institute of Sport and Youth, Portugal); Anna M Señé Mir (University of Vic-Central University Catalonia, Spain); Gisela Sjøgaard and Karen Søgaard (University of Southern Denmark, Denmark); Martyn Standage (University of Bath, England) and Réka Veress (Ministry of Human Capacities, Hungary).

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth
SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure

Keywords

workplace
Exercise
Sedentary Behavior
Public Health
Health Promotion

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