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Scientific Support Active City

To obtain scientifically valid data on the physical activity and exercise habits of the population of Hamburg, the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg (Department for Interior and Sport & Department of Science) has commissioned the University of Hamburg to provide scientific support for the "Active City" strategy.

"With this project, we have initiated an interdepartmental and cross-responsibility collaboration that is intended to be further developed in the future to continuously analyze and report on physical activity in the city. The results presented in the first physical activity report indicate that Hamburg indeed seems to be an 'Active City.' However, it also reveals which groups would particularly benefit from future initiatives aimed at promoting physical activity." 

Based on insights gained into the physical activity and health behaviors of the people of Hamburg, recommendations for action are derived for political planning as well as other actors involved in promoting physical activity.

Titelblatt des ersten Hamburger Bewegungsberichts

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Numbers and Facts: Physical Activity Reporting

The first Hamburg Physical Activity Report [Der erste Hamburger Bewegungsbericht]

With physical activity reporting, we continuously present figures, data, and facts about the physical activity behavior of the people of Hamburg. The first Hamburg Physical Activity Report was published in 2022 and can be viewed here. The second Hamburg Physical Activity Report is scheduled to be published in summer 2024.

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The Active City Strategy of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg: 232 goals for promoting physical activity

The Metropolitan Strategy based on Sports and Physical Activity 

The Active City Strategy is the guiding principle for sports development and the sports policy agenda of the Hamburg Senate. In ten chapters with 232 specific objectives, the Senate determines the long-term course to advance positive societal development through sports and physical activity.