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Building on muscles: how built environment design impacts modern sports science

Authors :
Mohammad Javad Koohsari
Koichiro Oka
Motohiko Miyachi
Andrew T Kaczynski
Source :
BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine, Vol 10, Iss 1 (2024)
Publication Year :
2024
Publisher :
BMJ Publishing Group, 2024.

Abstract

Sports science focuses on enhancing athletes’ performance, requiring a multifaceted approach. It is evolving from a purely muscle-centred approach to an interdisciplinary one. This paper investigates built environment design science, a dimension less explored in relation to enhancing athlete performance in sports science. The discussion is divided into three categories: athlete-centric training built environment design, enhanced fan and community engagement, and improved integrative accessibility. The study also identifies future research directions, including evidence of the relative impact of the built environment, financial aspects, and performance evaluation methods. Collaboration between sports scientists and scholars in urban design, parks, transportation, landscape architecture and environmental psychology is necessary to advance this topic further.

Subjects

Subjects :
Medicine (General)
R5-920

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
20557647
Volume :
10
Issue :
1
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.7285c736f06f4c2ca682cd0fad4acc66
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjsem-2024-001908