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L'ISPAH accueille la nouvelle présidente élue Deborah Salvo
L'ISPAH accueille la nouvelle présidente élue Deborah Salvo : Nous avons le plaisir d'annoncer que le Dr Deborah Salvo a été élue présidente élue de la Société internationale pour l'activité physique et la santé (ISPAH). Le Dr Salvo,...
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Unveiling WHO’s New Global Physical Inactivity Estimates: A Call to Action from ISPAH
Recently, the World Health Organization (WHO) published new global comparable estimates of physical inactivity in adults on their website (https://iris.who.int/handle/10665/378026) and a full paper in The Lancet Global health (https://doi.org/10.1016/S2214-109X(24)00150-5 ). This analysis identifies which countries are estimated to be “on track” to achieve the…
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Let’s Talk About Obesity And… the language we use as researchers
This World Obesity Day, Dr. Louisa Herring is highlighting the important role of researchers in shaping conversations around obesity and eliminating weight-based stigma and discrimination, with a special focus on the 24-hour physical behaviours. Obesity is a complex condition. By increasing the understanding of the…
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Webinaire conjoint ISPAH-JPAH : "Le fossé entre la politique et la pratique de l'activité physique
Are you concerned about the staggering toll of physical inactivity on global health? Do you believe that it’s time to bridge the gap between policies and action? Join us for conversation on “Physical Activity Policy to Practice Disconnect”, a recently published commentary in the Journal…
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Public Health Awareness Week in Kyebi: Empowering Communities through Education and Engagement
In May, the International Society for Physical Activity and Health (ISPAH) LMIC Research Council and Kingsley Keep Fit Club collaborated to launch the inaugural Public Health Awareness Week in Kyebi, Ghana. The week-long event, held in the hometown of the President of Ghana, aimed to…
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Journée mondiale de l'activité physique - 6 avril
La Journée mondiale de l'activité physique aura lieu le 6 avril 2023. Cet événement a été créé en 2002, sous l'égide d'Agita Mundo et avec le soutien de l'Organisation mondiale de la santé. Le thème de cette année - "Passez un bon moment ! Soyez actifs ! - souligne l'importance du plaisir. Si nous nous amusons...
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Increasing Older Adult Community Functional ‘Fit’ Through Active Urban Design
Understanding the relationship between local high streets and older adults’ physical activity There is an increasing older community population who are most at risk of isolation, loneliness and detrimental health outcomes in the United Kingdom. Despite older adults being frequently highlighted as a priority group…
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Get Ireland Walking! through a systems approach
Using systems science to understand and enhance walking promotion in Ireland Physical activity promotion in Ireland, and worldwide, is the ‘business of many but the responsibility of none’. Organisations from many sectors have a role to play yet the activities of one sector can’t be…
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Nordic Walking Campus: the paths of wellness
An idea to teach and practice the Nordic Walking In Italy, inactivity is a widespread issue. According to 2019 ISTAT data (published in 2020) 35.6% of the population doesn’t do any physical activity. In the Piedmont region of Northwest Italy, 38.2% of the inhabitants have…
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Release of the Global Matrix 4.0 on physical activity for children and adolescents at ISPAH Congress 2022 in Abu Dhabi
On October 24th, 2022, physical activity researchers and experts from around the world came together to publicly release the Global Matrix 4.0 on physical activity for children and adolescents under the leadership of the Active Healthy Kids Global Alliance (AHKGA). The Global Matrix 4.0 involved…
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Satellite Event: Towards the 1st device-based guidelines of physical activity, sedentary behaviour & sleep
The ProPASS consortium-ISPAH partnership are excited to announce a free online satellite event to the ISPAH Congress 2022. ISPAH Congress 2022 is taking place on the 23rd – 26th of October 2022. The ProPASS consortium-ISPAH partnership are hosting a free 3-hour ISAPH Congress 2022 satellite symposium entitled “Towards the 1st device-based guidelines of physical activity, sedentary…
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