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M4HP – Movement for Health and Performance

The goal of the research programme Movement for Health and Performance is to contribute to innovative and sustainable solutions to health-related societal challenges and the pursuit of more people living a physically active life. The program is part of the University’s focus area Health Innovation.

The researchers within the programme study sustainable participation in different types of physical activity, from the level of low daily activity to elite sports, and from different scientific perspectives. The programme contributes to new sustainable methods, strategies and innovations for improved health and well-being in people of different ages and with different conditions to be physically active.

The programme is based on several established subject areas at Halmstad University. It includes research on creating a balance between performance and health in sports, creating healthy habits and lifestyle changes in individuals who are sedentary, inactive or ill, as well as assessment tools for rehabilitation programmes. The research programme is part of the focus area Health Innovation.

Research questions and central themes

The programme addresses the following questions:

  • Which conditions, processes, support, and skills are important to promote a healthy and active lifestyle for all people, regardless of age, gender, and function?
  • What efforts are required to maintain sustainable exercise and rehabilitation throughout life despite injury, disease, or disability?
  • How can new methods, technologies, interventions, and digital applications, developed and implemented on different levels in society (e.g., in individuals, sports organisations, municipalities, schools) be used to facilitate sustainable participation in physical activity, exercise, sports, and rehabilitation?
  • How can we use biological, physiological, psychological, and social markers to predict and monitor the effects of adherence to physical activity, a healthy active lifestyle, exercise, and rehabilitation?
  • How can participation in physical activity and sport be stimulated and be sustainable at different levels of society, e.g., in individuals, sports organisations, and municipalities?

Three central themes

  • Sustainable physical activity for all
  • Sustainable exercise and rehabilitation
  • Sustainable participation in sport

Ongoing projects

Active gaming for physical and mental health in young people with disabilities

Anticipation in football: the effects of contextual information in advance and physical strain

Dual careers at Swedish sports universities – a longitudinal study of the experiences of elite sports students

Equine-assisted interventions for pupils with mental illness and problematic school absence in primary and secondary school

Equine-assisted therapy for children and young people at risk of developing permanent mental illness

Equine-assisted therapy and rehabilitation in mental illness: A longitudinal design

High-intensity interval training for individuals with inflammatory back disease

HILF: How did I claim my place? Young immigrant women's successful path into Swedish society

PAIN – living with chronic pain

Resilience and mental health among students at sports high school during Covid-19 pandemic

Sustainable participation in youth ice hockey

Undetected visual impairment

When health education becomes unhealthy: An exploration into Orthorexia Nervosa in Swedish schools



Participating researchers

School of Health and Welfare

School of Business, Innovation and Sustainability

School of Education, Humanities and Social Sciences

School of Information Technology

News within M4HP

More news within M4HP

Voices about M4HP

Videos

45 seconds about forest walks with horses in mental healthcare External link.

45 seconds on health and information External link.

45 seconds about migrant women's entry to leadership within the Swedish sports movement External link.

45 seconds about dual carriers External link.

Publications

Publications in DiVA (the University's digital scientific archive) linked to the research program

Collaboration arenas

  • FoU Spenshult
  • Halmstad Municipality
  • Swedish Golf Association
  • Malmö University
  • Lund University, Health Science
  • The Swedish Table Tennis Association
  • Swedish National Sports Confederation
  • The Swedish Olympic Committee
  • The Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences, GIH
  • The Swedish Weightlifting Association
  • Capio Movement, Reumatology, Halmstad

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