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“Older adults” covers 35 years. Your prescription should too.
Why treating 65 to 100+ as one group weakens practice, and two ideas that sharpen it. The evidence base for physical activity in later life is strong particularly for single and multiple morbidities that become more common with age (see Atkin and colleagues). However, there…
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Taking Heart Health Beyond the Clinic
Bringing cardiovascular disease prevention closer to where people work, live and play Most of us know being physically active, eating well, avoiding tobacco, and reducing our alcohol consumption can protect our heart and reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease. Yet, prevention only works if it…
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Movement is Culture: Indigenous Resilience Through Physically Active Lifestyles
For Indigenous Peoples, movement has always been part of our ways of life and is being reclaimed on our own terms. On this International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, we honour the movement traditions that have sustained Indigenous Peoples since time immemorial. Long before…
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Moving for the Planet: Physical Activity and the Environment
World Environment Day, 5 June 2026 Physical activity is one of the most powerful tools available for human health. Decades of evidence confirms that regular movement reduces the risk of cardiovascular disease, cancer, depression, and premature death. Yet as the climate crisis deepens, there is…
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Running’s Third Boom: Who Gets to Join In?
Running is growing, but we must ask who has access to safe, welcoming, and meaningful ways to take part? On this Global Running Day, we find ourselves in the middle of what some have called running’s ‘third boom.’ Major races are seeing extraordinary demand, marathon…
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How Can We Keep the World Active?
Global Experts Share What Works In a webinar hosted by the ISPAH Capacity Building Committee, global experts came together to discuss how to get more people moving. The webinar was facilitated by ISPAH Board members Professor Mark Stoutenberg (Durham University) and Dr Jessica Bourne (University…
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Technology Unlocking Active Lives for People with Disabilities
What is it about? Physical activity has been central in the life of our species for most of it’s history, and thus shaped our physiology during evolution (1). Among people with disabilities, participation in physical activity is often significantly lower compared to those without disabilities…
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Heritage-Inspired Desert Programs
Traditional Emirati walking routes transformed into accessible physical activity programs for older adults with remarkable health outcomes What is it about? As the sun rises over golden dunes, 63-year-old Fatima adjusts her hiking stick and smiles at her walking group. “I haven’t felt this strong…
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Engaging older adults in meaningful physical activity: It’s a balancing act!
Physical activity is essential for maximising health, wellbeing and independence in older age – even small amounts help, and balance-focused exercise is especially effective for preventing falls. Yet many older adults struggle to stay active, and broad participation remains a challenge. So how can we…
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通过水土健康向土著青年致敬
值此世界原住民日之际,庆祝以文化为动力、以社区为主导的体育活动 它是关于什么的? 原住民通过在土地和水上积极活动,成为全面健康和福祉的领导者。 为庆祝世界原住民日,我们分享了 ShQUooz...
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促进步行和骑自行车:政策选择工具包
图片来源:Gregore Iven Mielke 世卫组织的新资源与ISPAH的 "8项投资 "相一致,通过基于系统的变革促进步行和骑自行车出行 这是怎么回事? 世界卫生组织(WHO)发布了一个新的政策工具包,以帮助各国政府、城市规划者和卫生专业人员推广步行和骑自行车。
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