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Goals

  • To improve guidelines through evidence-based guidance on sedentary behavior, optimal physical activity ‘dose’, and excessive volumes of exercise for public/disease-specific guidelines. 
  • To understand exercise through understanding its underlying mechanisms and by improving the benefits and use of exercise protocols. 
  • To optimize the content, use and implementation of exercise-/physical activity-based interventions in order to improve co-creation and implementation. 
  • To understand differences in effects of exercise and physical activity between groups and individuals, leading to precision exercise medicine, optimizing its effects for all populations. 


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Research Research programs Exercise = medicine

Our mission

We aim to improve our understanding, from the molecule to man to population, of the health effects of physical activity, ranging from sedentary behavior to vigorous-intensity exercise and to apply physical activity and exercise as a 'medicine’ within the Radboudumc healthcare, work and home-environment. 

Goals

See some of the most important goals for this research program.

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Research groups contributing to this research program

Allied health sciences

Philip van der Wees's research group aims to have a significant impact on people’s daily lives through research and education in allied healthcare.

Appropriate care

Tijn Kool's research group helps healthcare professionals and patients to implement appropriate care and to de-implement low-value care.

Behavioral medicine and health psychology

Marijn de Bruin's research group focuses on understanding and supporting healthier behaviors in public health and healthcare contexts.

Spokesperson

prof. dr. Dick Thijssen

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