New WHO 2020 guidelines on physical activity and sedentary behaviour have just been launched. These guidelines update the previous WHO recommendations released in 2010 and provide evidence-based recommendations for children, adolescents, adults and older adults on the amount of physical activity required for optimal health...
The International Platform on Sport and Development, the Australian Government and Commonwealth Secretariat have collaborated to support the development of a new free online course "Sport for Sustainable Development: Designing effective policies and programmes." The course will be launched this month and aims to help individuals...
OTTAWA, July 7 2020 A national survey commissioned by ParticipACTION shows evidence of collateral damage to the lifestyles of Canadian children and youth consequent to public health restrictions imposed to help contain the COVID-19 pandemic. Restricted access to playgrounds, schools, childcare, playdates, and instructions to...
The Youth Compendium of Physical Activities from the National Collaborative on Childhood Obesity Research (NCCOR) is now available in Spanish! This resource provides a list of 196 common activities in which youth participate and the estimated energy cost associated with each activity. Link: www.nccor.org/elcompendio....
AHKGA leaders, Dr. John Reilly (Scotland) and Dr. Mark Tremblay (Canada), wrote an article titled “Active commuting could make children’s return to school better for their health and the planet” that was just published in The Conversation. The authors use the recent COVID-19 outbreak and...
On Wednesday, April 22nd, the whole world united for an on-line PE lesson delivered by a Polish PE teacher. The event was streamed via Facebook and has reached over 50 thousand users. When major sporting events have been cancelled and physical activity as we know...
In an effort to stay active and have some fun the Active Healthy Kids Global Alliance has partnered with V4Sport out of Poland, and other groups to try and set a World Record for an Online Physical Education Class which will be Livestreamed on the...
Report compares 49 countries; says 75% of countries have failing physical activity grades NOVEMBER 27, 2018 - ADELAIDE, Australia – Children around the world are not moving enough to maintain healthy growth and development, according to a global report released today. The report by the Active Healthy...
Finland’s Report Card 2018 is a compilation of recent research results on the status and promotion of physical activity among children and adolescents. Finland’s Report Card and its summary can be downloaded at www.likes.fi/reportcard. Physical activity for children and adolescents consists of several different parts throughout the...
With approximately 24% of children 6 to 17 years of age participating in the recommended 60 minutes of physical activity every day, the United States earned a D- in Overall Physical Activity the newly released 2018 U.S. Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth. The 2018 U.S....
Each country has a capital city. Some countries, like Bolivia or South Africa for instance, have two. Capital cities are important. This is usually where most of the leaders of many sectors live and work. As of today, Copenhagen and Ottawa have become the new...
TORONTO (ONTARIO) June 19, 2018 – ParticipACTION released today its 2018 Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth, which gave Canadian kids a score of D+ for Overall Physical Activity. This grade is particularly alarming considering that this year’s Report Card also highlights important connections...
The release of the Dutch Physical Activity Report Card+ will take place during the national Fit Kids Day on May 12 2017. The Report Card+ reports about the movement achievements and sedentary behavior of children with a chronic disease or disability in the Netherlands. After the...
Ottawa, ON, Canada - November 16, 2016 - For the first time, harmonized child and youth physical activity indicators across 38 countries from six continents were compared to seek solutions to increase childhood physical activity globally. The global comparisons were led by Dr. Mark Tremblay,...