Non-communicable
diseases (NCDs), including
coronary heart disease, stroke, hypertension, type 2
diabetes, dementia, depression and cancers, are on
the rise worldwide and are often associated with a
lack of physical activity (PA). Globally, the levels of PA
among individuals are below WHO recommendations.
A lack of PA can increase morbidity and mortality,
worsen the quality of life and increase the economic
burden on individuals and society. In response to this
trend, numerous organisations came together under
one umbrella in Hamburg, Germany, in April 2021 and
signed the ‘Hamburg Declaration’. This represented
an international commitment to take all necessary
actions to increase PA and improve the health of
individuals to entire communities. Individuals and
organisations are working together as the ‘Global
Alliance for the Promotion of Physical Activity’ to drive
long-term
individual and population-wide
behaviour
change by collaborating with all stakeholders in
the community: active hospitals, physical activity
specialists, community services and healthcare
providers, all achieving sustainable health goals for
their patients/clients. The ‘Hamburg Declaration’ calls
on national and international policymakers to take
concrete action to promote daily PA and exercise at a
population level and in healthcare settings.https://drc.bmj.com/am2024Sports MedicineSDG-03:Good heatlh and well-beingSDG-17:Partnerships for the goal
