NEBB-Update
Update and Further Development of the National Recommendations for Physical Activity and Physical Activity Promotion (NEBB-Update)
The NEBB-Update project aims to update the existing German Recommendations for Physical Activity and Physical Activity Promotion based on the latest scientific findings and to further develop them by considering additional target groups (people with disabilities, the old old, pregnant women, and postpartum women) as well as aspects of health equity, planetary health, and the quality of physical activity.
The existing National Recommendations for Physical Activity and Physical Activity Promotion (NEBB), published in 2016, have had a significant political and societal impact, initiating numerous national activities to promote physical activity, including:
- Follow-up projects at the DSS for the implementation and dissemination of the National Recommendations for Physical Activity and Physical Activity Promotion (KOMBINE, VERBUND)
- The Federal Ministry of Health’s research funding on physical activity and physical activity promotion
- The Federal Ministry of Health’s Round Table on Physical Activity and Health
However, new scientific insights have emerged since then, necessitating an update. Against this background, the Federal Ministry of Health has announced within the framework of the Round Table on Physical Activity and Health that it will further develop and adapt the National Recommendations for Physical Activity and Physical Activity Promotion to current scientific and societal requirements.
Methodological approach
The project is supported by various committees. The committees provide the project team with technical and strategic advice in order to guarantee the high scientific and practical quality of the recommendations.
- Dr. Volker Anneken, Forschungsinstitut für Inklusion durch Bewegung und Sport (FiBS gGmbH)
- Prof. Dr. Jürgen M. Bauer, Geriatrisches Zentrum am Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg
- Prof. Dr. Jens Bucksch, Pädagogische Hochschule Heidelberg
- Prof. Dr. Eva Heinen, Eigenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich
- PD Dr. Carmen Jochem, Universität Bayreuth
- Prof. Dr. Christine Joisten, Deutsche Sporthochschule Köln und Deutsche Gesellschaft für Sportmedizin und Prävention e.V. (DGSP)
- Prof. Dr. Heike Köckler, Hochschule für Technik, Wirtschaft, Gesundheit Bochum
- Prof. Dr. Michael Leitzmann, Universität Regensburg
- Prof. Dr. Sven Schneider, Universität Heidelberg
- Prof. Dr. Rolf Schwarz, Pädagogische Hochschule Karlsruhe
- Dr. Vera Tillmann, Forschungsinstitut für Inklusion durch Bewegung und Sport (FiBS gGmbH)
- Prof. Dr. Manfred Wegner, Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel
- Prof. Dr. Adrian Bauman, University of Sydney
- Prof. Dr. Paquito Bernard, Université du Québec à Montréal
- Prof. Dr. Panteleimon Ekkekakis, Michigan State University
- Prof. Dr. Sonja Kahlmeier, City Health
- Prof. Dr. Elaine Murtagh, University of Limerick
- Dr. Joe Piggin, Loughborough University
- Prof. Dr. Brett Smith, Durham University
- Dr. Stephen Whiting, WHO Regional Office for Europe
- Dr. Kremlin Wickramasinghe, WHO Regional Office for Europe
- Angelika Baldus, Deutscher Verband für Gesundheitssport und Sporttherapie e.V. (DVGS)
- Dr. Claudia Brendler, Bundesanstalt für Arbeitsschutz und Arbeitsmedizin (BAuA)
- Dr. Malte Bödecker, Bundesinstitut für Öffentliche Gesundheit (BIÖG)
- Marc Elxnat, Deutscher Städte- und Gemeindebund e.V. (DStGB)
- Benedikt Ewald, Deutscher Behinderten Sportverband e.V. (DBS)
- Constanze Gawehn, Deutscher Olympischer Sportbund e.V. (DOSB)
- Dr. Beate Grossmann, Bundesvereinigung für Prävention und Gesundheitsförderung e.V. (BVPG)
- Jens Hupfeld, GKV-Spitzenverband
- Dr. Thomas Kauth, Bundesverband der Kinder und Jugendärzt*innen e.V. (BVKJ)
- Angela Kohls, Allgemeiner Deutscher Fahrrad-Club e.V. (ADFC)
- Prof. Dr. Robert Richter, Deutsche Allianz Klimawandel und Gesundheit e.V. (KLUG)
- Prof. Dr. Peter Gelius, Universität Lausanne
- Prof. Dr. Katja Siefken, Medical School Hamburg
- Prof. Dr. Gorden Sudeck, Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen
- Prof. Dr. Susanne Tittlbach, Universität Bayreuth
- Prof. Dr. Claudia Voelcker-Rehage, Universität Münster
- Prof. Dr. Alexander Woll, Karlsruher Institut für Technologie
Prof. Dr. Klaus Pfeifer in an interview on the NEBB update – Learn more here:
Exercise boosts mood and community spirit
For further information, please contact the project team.
Contact: Project-nebb@fau.de
Project duration: 01.02.2025 – 31.01.2027
Funding: Federal Ministry of Health
Project team: Prof. Dr. Klaus Pfeifer, PD Dr. Karim Abu-Omar, PD Dr. Wolfgang Geidl, Dr. Sven Messing, Dr. Antonina Tcymbal, Dr. Eriselda Mino, Julian Resch