Life expectancy has increased. Therefore, there is a necessity to improve older people’s health to allow a more active contribution to society and good quality of life. This change in population ageing is also linked with the worldwide epidemic of chronic diseases. Population ageing is one of the most important drivers to increase age-dependent physical and mental health problems.
The most common treatment for mental health problems includes pharmacotherapy and psychotherapy, which can be expensive for health care systems. To address the mental health problem, that affects so many people worldwide, and effectively allocate health care spending, it is important to identify additional and effective treatment options. Physical activity and fitness are associated with mental health. Therefore, it is important to understand their effect on mental health outcomes.
This Research Topic in Frontiers in Public Health, “Association of physical activity and fitness with mental health outcomes: Current advances and future directions”, offers an opportunity to publish high-quality research relating to the effect of physical activity and physical fitness on mental health outcomes such as depression and anxiety.
We are interested in 1) novel interventions research that analysed how physical activity and physical fitness are related to mental health, 2) and the mechanisms that explain the relationship between physical activity, fitness, and mental health.
We also welcome papers investigating the effects of physical activity on mental health outcomes in children and adolescents.
All manuscripts will be peer-reviewed by experts in the field.
This Research Topic aims to shed light on the progress made in the knowledge of the effect of physical activity and fitness on mental disorders such as depression and anxiety.
We will accept manuscripts from different disciplines. Special attention will be paid to original research, systematic reviews and meta-analyses involving the following topics:
• Physical activity, fitness, and depression (in young people, adults and elderly).
• Physical activity, physical fitness, and mental health in people with special needs.
• Adherence to physical activity practice in people with depressive symptoms.
• Emotions in physical activity, sports, and exercise.
• Social influences in physical activity, sports, and exercise in people with depressive symptoms.
• Mechanisms that explain the relationship between physical activity, fitness, and mental health problems.
• Relationship between mental health problems and the decline in physical activity and physical fitness levels.
Life expectancy has increased. Therefore, there is a necessity to improve older people’s health to allow a more active contribution to society and good quality of life. This change in population ageing is also linked with the worldwide epidemic of chronic diseases. Population ageing is one of the most important drivers to increase age-dependent physical and mental health problems.
The most common treatment for mental health problems includes pharmacotherapy and psychotherapy, which can be expensive for health care systems. To address the mental health problem, that affects so many people worldwide, and effectively allocate health care spending, it is important to identify additional and effective treatment options. Physical activity and fitness are associated with mental health. Therefore, it is important to understand their effect on mental health outcomes.
This Research Topic in Frontiers in Public Health, “Association of physical activity and fitness with mental health outcomes: Current advances and future directions”, offers an opportunity to publish high-quality research relating to the effect of physical activity and physical fitness on mental health outcomes such as depression and anxiety.
We are interested in 1) novel interventions research that analysed how physical activity and physical fitness are related to mental health, 2) and the mechanisms that explain the relationship between physical activity, fitness, and mental health.
We also welcome papers investigating the effects of physical activity on mental health outcomes in children and adolescents.
All manuscripts will be peer-reviewed by experts in the field.
This Research Topic aims to shed light on the progress made in the knowledge of the effect of physical activity and fitness on mental disorders such as depression and anxiety.
We will accept manuscripts from different disciplines. Special attention will be paid to original research, systematic reviews and meta-analyses involving the following topics:
• Physical activity, fitness, and depression (in young people, adults and elderly).
• Physical activity, physical fitness, and mental health in people with special needs.
• Adherence to physical activity practice in people with depressive symptoms.
• Emotions in physical activity, sports, and exercise.
• Social influences in physical activity, sports, and exercise in people with depressive symptoms.
• Mechanisms that explain the relationship between physical activity, fitness, and mental health problems.
• Relationship between mental health problems and the decline in physical activity and physical fitness levels.