Physical activity indicators among children and adolescents in Lebanon, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates: Comparative synthesis of Active Healthy Kids Report Card data from 1998−2022

Congratulations to the Lebanon, Qatar, and United Arab Emirates Report Card teams on their recent publication, "Physical activity indicators among children and adolescents in Lebanon, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates: Comparative synthesis of Active Healthy Kids Report Card data from 1998−2022" just published in...

25 March, 2026

Revisiting Physical Fitness for Japanese Children and Adolescents from a Global Perspective of Physical Activity

The Japan Report Card Team have published a book about their Report Card titled "Revisiting Physical Fitness for Japanese Children and Adolescents from a Global Perspective of Physical Activity"! Please read the below comment from the author, Chiaki Tanaka: Our tiny book may bring about a...

27 February, 2026

Inequality in physical activity: evidence from Global Matrix 5.0 in the Basque Country

Congratulations to the Basque Country Report Card team on their recent publication titled "Inequality in physical activity: evidence from Global Matrix 5.0 in the Basque Country"! The abstract and citation can be found below. Abstract Introduction. Regular physical activity during childhood and adolescence has been associated with...

27 January, 2026

Health-related physical fitness in children and adolescents and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals: Signals of convergence.

Congratulations to Dr. Diego Silva and Dr. Mark Tremblay on their recent publication “Health-related physical fitness in children and adolescents and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals: Signals of convergence” just published in the Journal of Sport and Health Sciences! In this opinion piece, the authors analyze how...

26 January, 2026

Inequality in physical activity: evidence from Global Matrix 5.0 in the Basque Country

Congratulations to the Basque Country Report Card team on their recent publication titled "Inequality in physical activity: evidence from Global Matrix 5.0 in the Basque Country," published in Retos! The paper analyzed inequalities in physical activity of children and youth in Euskadi. The abstract and...

21 November, 2025

One decade of school environment monitoring and its influence on providing adequate opportunities for engaging in physical activity from the Active Healthy Kids Global Alliance Global Matrices 1.0 to 4.0

Congratulations to Dr. Shawnda A. Morrison and colleagues on their recent publication, “One decade of school environment monitoring and its influence on providing adequate opportunities for engaging in physical activity from the Active Healthy Kids Global Alliance Global Matrices 1.0 to 4.0” recently published in...

27 October, 2025

Think Globally, Act Locally: A Glocal Approach Based on the Regional Report Cards From Spain in the AHKGA Global Matrix 4.0

Congratulations to Dr. Javier Brazo-Sayavera and colleagues on their recent publication, “Think Globally, Act Locally: A Glocal Approach Based on the Regional Report Cards From Spain in the AHKGA Global Matrix 4.0,” recently published in the Child: Care, Health and Development Journal. The abstract and...

20 October, 2025

The 2025 Position Statement on Active Outdoor Play is live!

In 2015, the founders of Outdoor Play Canada released the Position Statement on Active Outdoor Play, which became a unifying voice for the outdoor play movement in Canada. We are celebrating the 10- year anniversary by launching an updated statement that serves to extend the...

26 September, 2025

Physical activity, screen time and sleep among children and adolescents: Findings from the 2022 active healthy kids Ethiopia

Congratulations to Dr. Chalchisa Abdeta and colleagues on their new publication "Physical activity, screen time and sleep among children and adolescents: Findings from the 2022 active healthy kids Ethiopia" recently published in BMC Pediatrics! The abstract and citation are provided below. Abstract Background: Few studies have been...

28 July, 2025

Moving towards a new normal: The social climate of physical activity – Sign up for the Webinar Here

You may remember when people smoked in restaurants and recycling programs didn’t exist. But in the last 35 years, the popularity of smoking and recycling in Canada has drastically changed. This shift is thanks to awareness campaigns, policies and legislation working together to alter the social...

15 May, 2025

Dr. Lee and Dr. Tremblay’s commentary receives JPAH Article of the Year Award!

The article titled “Unmasking the Political Power of Physical Activity Research: Harnessing the ‘Apolitical-Ness’ as a Catalyst for Addressing the Challenges of Our Time” by Eun-Young Lee and Mark Tremblay, published in the Journal of Physical Activity and Health (2023, volume 20, Issue 10) has...

21 April, 2025

The Scotland COVID-19 Report Card has been released!

Congratulations to the Scotland Report Card team on the release of their COVID-19 Report Card! The Report Card is titled "The Impact of COVID-19 on Physical Activity and Health in Children and Adolescents: Results from the Active Healthy Kids Scotland COVID-19 Report Card". The Report...

09 April, 2025

Advancing the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals through physical activity

In 2015 the United Nations (UN) adopted 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), including ending poverty, addressing climate change and ensuring equitable opportunities for health and prosperity. In response, Canada identified an agenda to achieve these goals by 2030. ParticipACTION recently worked with members of this group...

19 February, 2025

New Study Describes How Movement Behaviour Monitoring Can Be Improved to Improve Movement Behaviours in Children and Adolescents Globally

The Problem. Despite low levels of physical activity, high levels of screen time and increasing concerns about sleep among children and adolescents, public health surveillance (monitoring) of these movement behaviours is very limited in almost all countries https://doi.org/10.1186/s12966-021-01155-2. Better surveillance encourages changes in policy and practice...

11 February, 2025

Global Matrix 4.0 on Physical Activity for Children and Adolescents: Project Evolution, Process Evaluation, and Future Recommendations

Congratulations to Iryna Demchenko, Salomé Aubert and Mark Tremblay on their recent publication "Global Matrix 4.0 on Physical Activity for Children and Adolescents: Project Evolution, Process Evaluation, and Future Recommendations" published in the Journal of Physical Activity and Health! The abstract and citation can be...

14 January, 2025

Development of the FitBack online platform: enhancing global child fitness assessment, health-related interpretation, and surveillance

Congratulations to Dr. Shawnda Morrison on their recent publication "Development of the FitBack online platform: enhancing global child fitness assessment, health-related interpretation, and surveillance" published in Health Policy and Technology! The abstract and citation are provided below. Abstract Objectives: Physical fitness is an important indicator of health...

06 January, 2025

Celebrating a decade of the Active Healthy Kids Global Alliance and its Global Matrix initiative

Congratulations to Dr. Shawnda Morrison, Dr. Salomé Aubert, Dr. Javier Brazo-Sayavera, Iryna Demchenko, Dr. John Reilly and Dr. Mark Tremblay on their recent publication "Celebrating a decade of the Active Healthy Kids Global Alliance and its Global Matrix initiative" published in the British Journal of...

05 December, 2024

The Most Important Fitness Tests for Children and Adolescents: The Youth Fitness International Test (YFIT)!

What if fitness in youth could be evaluated in a standardized way across the world? We could have a World Fitness Map and comparable estimates across countries… but for that, an evidence-based international consensus was needed and HERE IT IS, the Youth Fitness International Test...

20 November, 2024

The Montenegrin 2022 Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth

Congratulations to Masanovic et al. on their recent publication "The Montenegrin 2022 Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth" published in the Journal of Physical Activity and Health! The abstract and citation can be found below. Abstract: Background: The main purpose of this study was to...

19 November, 2024

Physical Activity Report Card Indicators and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals: Insights From Global Matrix 4.0

Congratulations to Dr. Diego Augusto Santos Silva, Dr. Salomé Aubert, Dr. Taru Manyanga, Dr. Eun-Young Lee, Dr. Deborah Salvo and Dr. Mark Tremblay on their recent publication "Physical Activity Report Card Indicators and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals: Insights From Global Matrix 4.0" published...

15 October, 2024

Is it OK for kids to lift weights? At what age and how heavy? Here’s what parents need to know

Congratulations to Dr. Grant Tomkinson (Australia) on their recent publication "Is it OK for kids to lift weights? At what age and how heavy? Here’s what parents need to know" published in The Conversation! The article highlights the importance of resistance training in children and youth. "Resistance...

15 August, 2024

Results From South Africa’s 2022 Healthy Active Kids’ Report Card on Physical Activity, Body Composition Proxies, and Nutritional Status in Children and Adolescents

The Report Card team from South Africa has published a paper titled "Results From South Africa’s 2022 Healthy Active Kids’ Report Card on Physical Activity, Body Composition Proxies, and Nutritional Status in Children and Adolescents" in the Journal of Physical Activity and Health! Citation details...

12 August, 2024

Physical activity of children and adolescents with disabilities in Poland – First Para Report Card.

Congratulations to Kazimierz et al. on their recent publication "Physical activity of children and adolescents with disabilities in Poland - First Para Report Card" published in the Journal of Exercise Science & Fitness! A citation and abstract are provided below. Abstract: Background: This study provides a comprehensive...

20 June, 2024

Results from Ireland North and South’s 2022 report card on physical activity for children and adolescents.

Congratulations to Carlin et al. on their recent publication " Results from Ireland North and South’s 2022 report card on physical activity for children and adolescents" published in the Journal of Exercise Science & Fitness! A citation and abstract are provided below. Abstract: Background: The Ireland North and...

20 June, 2024

Assessment and Evaluation of the Active Play Indicator: Insights from Surveillance and Monitoring Efforts

 Thank you to Dr. Eun-Young Lee (Assistant Professor at Queen’s University, AHKGA JEDI Committee member, and South Korea's Report Card leader), An-Chi Shih (Physiotherapy Student at McMaster University), and Dr. Mark Tremblay (Senior Scientist at the CHEO Research Institute and AHKGA President) for providing this...

12 April, 2024