News - ISPAH

Running: A Global Movement for Health, Sustainability, and Social Cohesion

We are currently experiencing the third boom in running participation. Running has become one of the most popular physical activities…

ISPAH mourns the loss of Harold W. (Bill) Kohl III

ISPAH is deeply saddened to hear of the recent passing of Professor Harold W. (Bill) Kohl III – ISPAH Founder,…
Empowering Healthy Aging: A New Toolkit for Action on Physical Activity by WHO

The World Health Organization (WHO) has published a comprehensive toolkit aimed at catalyzing action to promote physical activity among older…
Announcing a formal partnership between ISPAH and Go-PA!

The Global Observatory for Physical Activity, Go-PA!, was established in 2014 as a council of ISPAH. The aim of Go-PA!…
Launch of ISPAH-JPAH Early Career Socials

Are you an early career professional working in physical activity and health? We’re excited to welcome you to the launch…
Joint ISPAH-JPAH Webinar: “The Physical Activity Policy to Practice Disconnect”

Are you concerned about the staggering toll of physical inactivity on global health? Do you believe that it’s time to…
SBC Workshop Series | Sedentary behaviour data collected by the activPAL: How to clean and process data [revised dates]

The Sedentary Behaviour Council (SBC) welcomes everyone to attend the workshop series focusing on cleaning and processing sedentary behaviour data…
Early Career Network (ECN) 2023/24 – Roll Call!

The ISPAH ECN is a group of eight early career professionals working in physical activity and public health across the…
ISPAH Membership Survey – Summary report

Earlier this year, we invited ISPAH members to participate in a survey. The aim of the survey was to understand…
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…
Abu Dhabi Congress 2022 – Image gallery

In October last year, the ISPAH Congress was held in Abu Dhabi, UAE – the first time in the Eastern…
TransformUs – Revolutionising the classroom through movement

14 years of research to practice for a whole-school-physical activity initiative The current educational norm in Australia and globally is…
World Day for Physical Activity – April 6

World Day for Physical Activity is April 6, 2023. This event was established in 2002, led by Agita Mundo with…