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. 2021 May 17;15(Suppl 6):11.
doi: 10.1186/s12919-021-00216-5.

Health and physical fitness profiling of working population: Sport4Health 2021

Nikola Todorovic  1 , Valdemar Stajer  1 , Bojana Harrison  1 , Darinka Korovljev  1 , Nebojsa Maksimovic  1 , John van Heel  1 , Damjan Pintar  1 , Hasan Ibric  1 , Milko Kralski  1 , Igor Jukic  1 , Sophie Kekic  1 , Sergej M Ostojic  2
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Health and physical fitness profiling of working population: Sport4Health 2021

Nikola Todorovic et al. BMC Proc. .

Abstract

Sport4Health Network (SPORT4H) is a multidisciplinary project co-funded by the European Union Erasmus+ programme aimed to encourage participation in physical activity in working population. SPORT4H includes educational and instructional activities that provide top-notch knowledge on various physical activities that may have an additional benefit to improve healthy lifestyle behaviours across workforce. The aims of Sport4Health 2021 e-symposium organized from 22nd to 23th March 2021 were to: (1) summarize data collected during this project through evaluation of health and fitness profiles for over 40,000 employees from all Sport4HealthNet countries (Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Netherlands, Serbia and Slovenia); (2) discuss the applicability of user-friendly guidelines for physical activity at workplace and e-learning module that includes multicomponent interventions with innovative activities; (3) share experiences from different partners about the effects of educational interventions in specific working environment; and, (4) overview challenges identified during the implementation of interventions at work settings. The Sport4Health 2021 e-symposium facilitated networking between partner institutions, provided practical information for extensive public education that advances physical activity at workplace, and capacitated interaction and recruitment of end-users through e-learning modules and guidelines.

Keywords: Fitness; Health; Physical activity; SPORT4H; Workplace.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare that they have no competing interests.

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Health-related physical fitness components. Grade 1 represents very poor physical fitness, and grade 5 represents an excellent fitness profile
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Changes in health-related physical fitness during the study. Grade 1 represents very poor physical fitness, and grade 5 represents an excellent fitness profile
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Changes in subdomains of health-related quality of life. PA – Physical activity
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