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Activating the Inactive

Research on outdoor fitness

The increasingly sedentary nature of everyday life is creating communities with alarmingly low levels of physical activity. Globally over 25% of all adults, and over 80% of adolescents, fail to meet the minimum levels of recommended physical activity. The price is high, and everyone is paying, both individually and as a society. The cost of inactivity-related diseases, dependency, and lost productivity are impacting on us all. Insufficient physical activity is a top 4 leading risk factor for global mortality. 

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Activating the inactive

Three studies were conducted in Copenhagen, New York, and Metz. Download the white papers below ↓

WHITE PAPERS FROM DENMARK, FRANCE & NEW YORK

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Research from Copenhagen

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Research from New York

Research from Metz

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