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This study aimed to develop scenarios of Iranians’ future participation in leisure-time physical activity (LTPA). To this end, 12 experts in the field of leisure, sociology, and sport management were invited to take part. The Decision Making Trial and Evaluation Laboratory (DEMATEL) method was used to organize and analyze the data collected in a questionnaire featuring a pairwise comparison of 18 indicators of LTPA which were drawn from the relevant literature. The DEMATEL was then used to determine the critical uncertainties of the future participation in leisure-time physical activities. Considering the two most important critical uncertainties from economic and technological dimensions, four possible futures around Iranians’ participation in these activities were created. By taking the uncertainties into consideration, decision-makers can contribute to the promotion in LTPA in the best and most efficient manner by having knowledge about the most influential framing factors of possible futures.

Physical activity can contribute to societal health and prevent antisocial behaviors. This study explored the driving forces facilitating these goals in Iran’s socio-cultural context. Through a literature review, investigation of available political documents, interviews with experts and consensus of the research team, seventy-three driving forces were explored from different domains and then categorised via the STEEPV framework. This framework considers drivers from Social, Technological, Environmental, Economic, Political, and Value/Cultural dimensions. The “sport/sport sciences” domain was also considered as an additional domain. In the next step, a questionnaire with an answer scale of 1 to 7 was distributed among experts. The fuzzy Delphi method was used to analyse the collected data. Results showed eighteen drivers from five domains (social, environmental, economic, technological and sport/sports sciences) dramatically influenced leisure time physical activity (LTPA) in Iran. “Physical activity opportunities for vulnerable groups” was identified as the most important driver for participation in LTPA. Results suggest the need for a multidimensional and thorough consideration by organisations, leisure managers and policymakers to discover methods to promote health-related physical activities in the future.

Despite the great health benefits of physical activity, a significant percentage of students do not meet their recommended daily physical activity levels according to WHO recommendations. Using the self-deterministic theory, one can prioritize factors related to physical activity of students. Therefore, this study aimed to prioritize factors related to physical activity of students. The present research is applied in terms of purpose and in terms of gathering descriptive survey information.The statistical population consisted of all students studying at Isfahan University.The samples were selected based on the college and randomly categorized into 800 individuals. The research instrument was a self-made questionnaire with a reliability of 0.76 and a likert scale of five values .For data analysis, descriptive statistics and inferential statistics of Kolmogorov–Smirnov test and Friedman test were used. The results showed that the importance of self-efficacy, the enjoyment of social interactions, physical and anatomical function are among the most important factors related to physical activity of students.