.... By addressing the need for physical activity and fostering psychological resilience, sports can promote enjoyment, enrich social bonds and contribute to personal contentment. Practical implications Supervision and support from prison administration will be key to overcoming identified barriers and ensuring...

...Tereza Dlestikova; Márta Miklósi Purpose The aim of the paper is to emphasize the importance of physical activity in prisons, its link to mental health and the potential for desistance bringing the perspective of two Eastern European countries – Czechia and Hungary. The paper aims to show...

... greatly following the publication in 2006 of a report by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence which was a review of the effectiveness of exercise referral schemes to promote physical activity in adults. This document defined an exercise referral scheme as, “An intervention where...