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.

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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)…

Social interaction is associated with many effects on the psychological level of children such as mental health, self-esteem, and executive functions.…

Non-alcoholic fatty-liver disease (NAFLD) is the fatty degeneration of the liver with more than 5% hepatocytes without other identifiable causes, such…

The university years are marked by drastic changes to living arrangements, academic responsibilities, increased social obligations, and newfound…

Widespread patterns of poor dietary behavior are a key factor causing the increasing prevalence of chronic diseases around the world. Research has…

The “Internationale Fachmesse für Sportartikel und Sportmode”, more commonly referred to as ISPO, is the world's largest trade fair for sporting goods…

Making home care a healthy workplace is a societal concern but research on specific interventions is still scarce. The aim of this systematic review…

From 9 - 12 November 2022, Michael Herz and Friederike Butscher participated in the 15th European Public Health Conference in Berlin. The event was…

There is little information on the development of school-based programs to change students’ sustainability behavior. The goal of the article is to…

From October 19 - 28, 2022, representatives of the German SINN-i project partners from the Innovationsmanufaktur, University of Siegen,…