Despite these benefits and global efforts to promote physical activity, the global prevalence of not meeting the recommended levels of physical activity is still very high approximately 27.5% among adults and 81% among adolescents. Even just one hour of moderate-intensity physical activity per week is associated with a 33% lower risk of mortality. It reduces the risk of various chronic diseases, such as coronary heart disease, type 2 diabetes, metabolic syndrome, obesity, and several types of cancer. Physical activity has a wide range of benefits for health and well-being. In this endeavour, it may be useful to consider national Olympic committees, national sport-for-all organisations, and relevant sports organisations in Central and Eastern Europe as role models and to raise the awareness of SCforH guidelines. Coordinated actions at the European Union and national levels are needed to improve the promotion of HEPA through sports organisations.
Conclusionįrom our findings, it seems that most sports organisations are primarily focused on elite sports. A higher commitment to HEPA promotion was associated with the national Olympic committees ( β = 1.48, p = 0.007), national sport-for-all organisations ( β = 1.68, p < 0.001), location in Central and Eastern Europe ( β = 0.56, p = 0.047), and awareness of SCforH guidelines ( β = 0.86, p < 0.001). Only 28.2% (95% CI: 24.4, 32.0) of sports organisations reported a high commitment to HEPA promotion. ResultsĪpproximately 75.2% (95% confidence interval : 71.5, 78.8) of sports organisations were highly committed to elite sports. A multiple regression analysis was conducted with the commitment of sports organisation to HEPA promotion (0 – 10 ) as the outcome variable and organisation type (“national sport association” reference group, “European sports federation”, “national umbrella sports organisation”, “national Olympic committee”, “national sport-for-all organisation”), headquarters in a European Union member state (“no”, “yes”), region of Europe (“Western”, “Central and Eastern”, “Northern”, “Southern”), commitment to elite sports (“low”, “medium”, “high”), and awareness of Sports Club for Health (SCforH) guidelines (“no”, “yes”) as explanatory variables. Representatives of 536 sports organisations from 36 European countries responded to our survey. Therefore, the aim of this study was to determine the level and correlates of the commitment of sports organisations in Europe to HEPA promotion.
However, there is a lack of evidence on this topic in the scientific literature. It is a common belief that most sports clubs and organisations are primarily focused on elite sports while placing less emphasis on the promotion of health-enhancing physical activity (HEPA).
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