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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

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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