Meaningful Sport
Inspiration for exploring meaning and value in sport
and physical activity for everyone
Mission
This website is dedicated to exploration of meaning and meaningful experiences in sport and physical activity. Many studies have revealed instrumental benefits of physical activity, but is there something more to it and how does it contribute to meaningful lives?
Blog
Reflections on the science and art of meaningful living through sport and physical activity.
About
Dr Noora Ronkainen is a researcher and author who has spend a decade exploring how sport can bring meaning to people’s lives, and what cultural forces have alienated us from movement and our bodies.
It is probably no accident that existentialist writers did not include enjoyment, weight loss, winning or health in their description of ‘ultimate concerns’ of human existence. It is time for us to start considering what else sport contributes to human life and what makes sport a worthy component of decent societies.
Noora Ronkainen
