Systematic Review: Current Findings and Trends in the Study of the Relationship Between Physical Activity and Life Satisfaction

Authors

PALKA Jakub HURYCH Emanuel

Year of publication 2026
Type Article in Periodical
Magazine / Source STUDIA SPORTIVA
MU Faculty or unit

Faculty of Sports Studies

Citation
web https://journals.muni.cz/studiasportiva/article/view/42152
Doi https://doi.org/10.5817/StS2026-1-2
Keywords mental health; objective methods; Physical activity measuring; quality of life; subjective methods; wellbeing; life satisfaction
Description The article deals with current trends in the academic environment in the measurement of physical activity and lifestyle and the relationship between these two phenomena. The authors focused on evaluating the measurement of physical activity in academic research and comparing subjective and objective methods. The article also describes the concept of life satisfaction and its measurement methods in articles. At the end, the authors described the relationship between the two observed phenomena based on the literature search. The findings suggest that while physical activity is generally associated with higher life satisfaction, the strength and nature of this relationship vary depending on measurement methods, age groups, and cultural contexts, emphasising the need for careful interpretation and further research. Copyright © 2026 Jakub Palka, Emanuel Hurych. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/.

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