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A child’s right to play: Why it’s everyone’s business
Parents, educators, and governments have a shared responsibility to protect a child’s right to play. From our earliest years, we’re encouraged to “learn through play” to explore, imagine, move, and connect. Yet beyond this familiar phrase lies something far more important. When children engage in…
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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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WalkSoccer: Building Community and Health Through Play
A slower-paced game helping adults 60+ stay active and socially connected. What is it about? WalkSoccer is a slower, low-impact version of the world’s favorite sport with two key rules: no running and no contact. It keeps the fun, tactics and teamwork of traditional soccer…
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Honouring Indigenous Youth Through Land and Water Wellness
This World Indigenous Peoples Day, celebrate culture-driven physical activity that is community-led What is it about? Indigenous Peoples are the leaders of wholistic health and well-being by being active on the land and water. In celebration of World Indigenous Peoples Day, we share the ShQUooz…
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Complex systems to understand injuries in runners
What is it about? The health benefits of running are well established, but the high incidence of injuries remains an important challenge. How can we better address this issue? Running-related injuries (RRI) and current limitations RRI prevalence ranges from 10.9% to 74%, with direct and…
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Women in Motion: Canoeing and Physical Teleconditioning after Breast Cancer
Hybrid University Extension Program promotes access to canoeing and online physical exercise for women after breast cancer What is it about? The Remama Program was established in 2013, as an initiative led by a physiatrist from the Cancer Institute of the state of São Paulo,…
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Queer Run CBR is more than just an LGBTIQA+ run club
Australian run club, Queer Run CBR, is a community where everyone, regardless of background and ability, can come together to move and connect. What is it about? In January 2024, Alex Lia founded Queer Run CBR, an LGBTIQA+ run club based in Canberra, Australia, to…
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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 worldwide, engaging millions of people across different age groups and countries. Participation rates range from 8.5% to 11.3% among adults across the Americas and the…
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Running Sustainably into World Environment Day
ISPAH member reflects on low waste initiatives in the hill running community. There is a reciprocal relationship between climate change, environmental impacts and the various domains (e.g. active transportation, sports, leisure-time or outdoor physical activities) of physical activity. Mass participation sporting events that see participants,…
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Sport and Recreation for All
Equitable access to formal and informal sporting opportunities across the lifespan to increase participation in sport will contribute to many of the sustainable development goals.