The AHKGA Communications Committee, Dr. Javier Brazo-Sayavera, Dr. Aleš Gába, Dr. Eun-Yuong Lee, Dr. Riaz Uddin, Dr. Salomé Aubert and Dr. Taru Manyanga wrote an article titled “La pandemia ha aumentado la inactividad física en los jóvenes: esta red global quiere solucionarlo” that was just published...
Today, April 22nd marks the 52nd Earth Day! This year it is based on the theme “Restore Our Earth“. Our planet is an amazing place to live, but it needs our support to thrive! Let’s raise awareness about environmental issues and demonstrate our support for...
April 6th is the World Day for Physical Activity! Make sure to be active today and every day to achieve optimal health benefits! Learn more about how much physical activity is needed for good health: WHO guidelines on physical activity Today is also the International Day...
This blog provides a brief introduction of the Canadian Assessment of Physical Literacy – Second Edition (CAPL-2) tool. Thank you to Angelica Blais for providing this post. Physical literacy is a comprehensive concept which describes the combined affective, cognitive, physical and behavioural components of overall physical...
AHKGA leaders are among the authors on a new commentary, “Promoting healthy movement behaviours among children during the COVID-19 pandemic”, that was recently published online ahead of print in the Lancet Child and Adolescent Health. Panel’s recommendations for promoting healthy movement behaviour include: Parents and carers should incorporate physical activity...
Active Healthy Kids Global Alliance President Professor Mark Tremblay was in Beijing China on April 16 to deliver an invited talk titled “Global Physical Activity Report Card Grades for Children and Youth” at the Conference on Physical Activity and Health in China 2019 (Beijing, China)....
The Active Healthy Kids Global Alliance (AHKGA) had a very busy, productive and successful year in 2018. While many achievements were made, and are captured in the AHKGA Executive Committee Record of discussion and subsequently in the Board Minutes, below is a brief summary of...