Reduced physical activity due to global heating will lead to rise in health issues, study says

A man jogging in Victoria Park, east London, during a heatwave in 2022 Photograph: Victoria Jones/PA

Rising temperatures are making physical activity undesirable and even dangerous in many parts of the world, and as global heating worsens, it will further affect how much people are able to move.

Researchers analysed data from 156 countries between 2000 and 2022 and modelled how rising temperatures may affect physical activity globally by 2050.