Welcome to the Associate Professorship of Didactics in Sport and Health!
We conduct intervention research in the fields of health and education. By designing living (environments) and using competence-oriented approaches, we enable people to lead active, healthy and sustainable lifestyles. In this way, we want to make a relevant contribution to a sustainable society.
Office workers (OWs), which account for around 40% of all employees in Germany, are at risk of low levels of health-enhancing physical activity (HEPA)…
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Social interaction is associated with many effects on the psychological level of children such as mental health, self-esteem, and executive functions.…
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Non-alcoholic fatty-liver disease (NAFLD) is the fatty degeneration of the liver with more than 5% hepatocytes without other identifiable causes, such…
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The university years are marked by drastic changes to living arrangements, academic responsibilities, increased social obligations, and newfound…
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Widespread patterns of poor dietary behavior are a key factor causing the increasing prevalence of chronic diseases around the world. Research has…
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The “Internationale Fachmesse für Sportartikel und Sportmode”, more commonly referred to as ISPO, is the world's largest trade fair for sporting goods…
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Making home care a healthy workplace is a societal concern but research on specific interventions is still scarce. The aim of this systematic review…
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From 9 - 12 November 2022, Michael Herz and Friederike Butscher participated in the 15th European Public Health Conference in Berlin. The event was…
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There is little information on the development of school-based programs to change students’ sustainability behavior. The goal of the article is to…
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