The need to promote health has been recognized for years in highly developed countries. However, these activities may raise ethical dilemmas among health promoters operating within the healthcare system and implementing health policy assumptions. In the practice of health promotion, there are situations in which a moral justification for the actions taken must be found. The aim of this article is to identify areas of health promotion activities that may raise ethical dilemmas among health care sector employees. Another goal is to analyze legal provisions and deontological principles relating to health promotion. The above-mentioned dilemmas often include the issue of violation of human dignity, the feeling of social exclusion and the validity of differentiating health campaigns depending on their addressees. Although there are a number of legal regulations relating to the right to health, there is still an area that goes beyond these frameworks and requires moral obligation.
It has long been known that rational physical exercise has a positive impact on human health. Various forms of activity are important for overall well-being – which has been reduced – especially during the coronavirus pandemic. It is also worth noting that physical activity includes not only practicing sports (often the dominant association), but any other form of activity related to physical exercise, accompanied by various levels of intensity. The aim of the study was to find out respondents’ opinions on exercise/physical activity in the pre-pandemic period, during the COVID-19 pandemic and after its end. The analysis was carried out for activities related to professional work, active transport, work around the house and garden, and free time. The study analysed physical effort measure expressed in MET-min/week units, and the long version of the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) was used to assess the physical activity. The age of the people participating in the study was a significant differentiating factor in their physical activity in areas related to housework, as was the number of people in the household engaged in housework and leisure time activity. Isolation due to the pandemic meant maintaining current physical activity habits. Even after the pandemic, respondents are trying to maintain their current form of activities.
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