PHYSICAL ACTIVITY VALUATION: A DISCUSSION ON AN IDENTIFIED IDEA NOT CONTEXTUALIZED IN THE LITERATURE

Abstract

The valuation of physical activity has not yet been established as a concept or definition in the literature. Thus, the objective of the present study was to understand the concept and foster a preliminary discussion about the valuation of physical activity, through a systematic literature review followed by an integrative review with different search strategies. Considering the systematic review inclusion criteria, studies addressing the concept or definition of physical activity valuation were not identified. However, from the selection and reading of the articles in the integrative review, we sought to understand in which contexts the studies about physical activity valuation methods were developed. It is suggested that the valuation of physical activity is associated with the importance given by the individuals to physical activity, i.e. a broad concept related to value judgment regarding physical activity; the valuation of physical activity can be related to the hedonic pricing, the contingent valuation, and the avoided costs.