News|Articles|March 16, 2026

Is Climate Change Quietly Fueling a Global Physical Inactivity Crisis?

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Rising global temperatures are silently driving a sedentary crisis, and the world’s most vulnerable populations are paying the steepest price.

Rising temperatures could be making the global population less physically active, with consequences that could be catastrophic, according to a potentially landmark study published today in The Lancet Global Health.1