Institute of Sports Science

Leon Matting

Contact
Institute of Sports Science
Wächterstraße 67,
2nd Floor, Room 203
  07071 29-76547
leon.mattingspam prevention@uni-tuebingen.de
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Main research:

  • Exercise therapy in rehabilitation and health services research

Current projects

  • PRO-BT: Practical Recommendations For The Optimization Of Exercise Therapy In Medical Rehabilitation
  • FEEL - Fostering positive exercise experiences and affect-related competencies for a physically active lifestyle

Short Vita

Since 2022
Research assistant

University of Tübingen

2022
Master’s degree Sports Science

University of Tübingen

2018
Bachelor’s degree Fitness & Nutrition

University of Education Weingarten

Selected publications:

Journal arcticles

  • Matting, L., Pfeifer, K., Sudeck, G., Jung, A., Langhirt, F., & Geidl, W. (2025). Physical activity promotion in physical therapy, exercise therapy and other movement-based therapies: a scoping review and content analysis of intervention studies and theoretical works. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 22(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12966-025-01772-1
  • Hahn, L.-S., Thiel, A., Dembeck, V., Haigis, D., Matting, L., Rebekka Pomiersky, Eschweiler, G. W., Nieß, A. M., Gorden Sudeck, & Frahsa, A. (2025). Addressing organizational learning to increase readiness for physical activity promotion in seven German nursing homes. PLoS ONE, 20(5), e0315241–e0315241. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0315241
  • Jung, A., Wolfgang Geidl, Matting, L., Lina-Marie Hoessel, Siemens, W., Gorden Sudeck, & Pfeifer, K. (2024). Efficacy of Physical Activity Promoting Interventions in Physical Therapy and Exercise Therapy for Persons with Noncommunicable Diseases: An Overview of Systematic Reviews. Physical Therapy. https://doi.org/10.1093/ptj/pzae053
  • Hahn, L.-S., Thiel, A., Dembeck, V., Haigis, D., Matting, L., Rebekka Pomiersky, Eschweiler, G. W., Nieß, A. M., Gorden Sudeck, & Frahsa, A. (2024). A 10-step participatory program for developing, implementing, and evaluating physical activity promoting actions in nursing homes in Germany. BMC Public Health, 24(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-024-17727-3
  • Pomiersky, R., Matting, L., Haigis, D., Eschweiler, G. W., Frahsa, A., Niess, A., Thiel, A., & Sudeck, G. (2024). Physical Activity, Sedentary Behavior, and Their Predictors Among Nursing Home Residents—Cross-Sectional Results of the BaSAlt Study. Journal of Aging and Physical Activity, 1–10. https://doi.org/10.1123/japa.2023-0088
  • Haigis, D., Wagner, S., Pomiersky, R., Matting, L., Hahn, L.-S., Eschweiler, G. W., Thiel, A., Frahsa, A., Sudeck, G., & Nieß, A. M. (2024). Sarkopenie, körperliche Aktivität und sedentäres Verhalten von Pflegeheimbewohnenden in Deutschland. Zeitschrift Für Gerontologie Und Geriatrie, 57(5), 395–401. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00391-023-02275-z
  • Haigis, D., Matting, L., Wagner, S., Gorden Sudeck, Frahsa, A., Thiel, A., Eschweiler, G., & Nieß, A. M. (2021). Identification of Sarcopenic Obesity in German Nursing Home Residents—The Role of Body Composition and Malnutrition in the BaSAlt Cohort-Study. Nutrients, 13(11), 3791–3791. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu13113791