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Timo Hinrichs is Professor of Sports and Exercise Medicine at the Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences, University of Jyväskylä. His background is in physical and rehabilitation medicine, sports medicine and epidemiology. His academic work brings together clinical perspectives, exercise science and public health approaches to promote mobility, functioning and participation across the adult life course.
Before joining the University of Jyväskylä, he held academic positions at the University of Bochum, Swiss Paraplegic Research and the University of Basel. At the University of Basel, he initiated and led the research group Mobility and Health in Older Age.
His perspective is informed by specialist training in physical and rehabilitation medicine and by consultant-level experience in sports medicine outpatient care, including work with people with chronic health conditions and competitive athletes, as well as medical support in elite sport.
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Timo Hinrichs’ research focuses on the role of physical activity and exercise in maintaining mobility, functional capacity and participation in older adults and people with chronic health conditions. His work addresses how mobility limitations emerge, how they influence everyday life, and how targeted interventions can support independence, recovery and quality of life.
He is particularly interested in person-centred approaches that connect exercise and physical activity promotion with people’s daily environments. This includes interventions to increase walking and reduce sedentary behaviour, rehabilitation strategies after health events such as stroke, and approaches that help people remain active despite chronic disease or mobility limitations.
Across his research, mobility is understood not only as physical capacity, but also as a prerequisite for participation in community life. Digital, sensor- and map-based methods are used as tools to study real-life behaviour and to design interventions that are relevant for healthcare, rehabilitation and public health practice.
His publications are available via ORCID.
