How can physical activity impact people with chronic illnesses? What role do sports have in these patients’ lives and in the societal perception of health? These are the questions at the heart of Claire Perrins’s research fields, which are discussed in this podcast.

For the 30th episode of the Arqus Knowledge Pills “How do sports impact chronic illness?” we invited Claire Perrin, a sociologist of sport and health and professor at the University of Lyon 1, specialised in Vulnerabilities and Innovation in Sport. In this episode, she discusses the transformative potential of sport for chronic patients, the role of sociology in shaping health practices, and the broader implications for social inequality. As the Paris Olympics kick off, don’t miss this insightful conversation on the evolving landscape of sport and health!

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Claire Perrin is a sociologist of sport and health, professor at the University of Lyon 1, and member of the Laboratory on Vulnerabilities and Innovation in Sport. Her research focuses upon the sociologies of adapted physical activity, the body, chronic illness and health. She is President of the Institute for Collaborative Research on Physical Activity and Health Promotion (ReCAPPS).