Seasons, weather, and device-measured movement behaviors: a scoping review from 2006 to 2020.
Taylor B TurrisiKelsey M BittelAshley B WestSarah HojjatiniaSahar HojjatiniaScherezade K MamaConstantino M LagoaDavid E ConroyPublished in: The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity (2021)
The natural environment can influence health by facilitating or inhibiting physical activity. Behavioral interventions should be sensitive to potential weather impacts. Extreme weather conditions brought about by climate change may compromise health-enhancing physical activity in the short term and, over longer periods of time, stimulate human migration in search of more suitable environmental niches.