🚨 Hot off the press!! 🚨 Check out participaction’s newly released 2024 Report Card on Physical Activity for Children & Youth for tips and recommendations on how to future-proof our kids in a changing climate. 🌎 🏃‍♂️ ⚽️

In our rapidly changing climate, how can we help our kids face adversity, move more and build resilience? The 2024 participaction Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth shares some key solutions: hubs.la/Q02tFRsn0 #ChildrenAndYouthReportCard

Gearing up in excitement for #Paris2024, new article from HALO Research on the int’l association between #OlympicGames medal count and meeting 24h Movement Guidelines in Journal of Sport and Health Science (JSHS) - doi.org/10.1016/j.jshs…

Inequities in sleep duration & quality among adolescents in Canada NEW COMPASS paper by J.Mitchell, M.Magier, Markus J Duncan Jean-Philippe Chaput @ValLCarson Guy Faulkner @NeginRiazi Leigh van der Loo Rachel Laxer @SarahCarsley Scott Leatherdale Karen A. Patte doi.org/10.1186/s12889…

What's the smallest dose of resistance training that can build muscle or strength? And is training more - or more often - better? For resistance training, we haven’t had good answers to these questions - until now. A new study has revealed just how little training is needed to

ParticipACTION is proud to endorse these much needed training and certification modules. Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology's educational modules will help instill confidence, skills and appreciation for the interconnected association between exercise and mental health. csep.ca/csep-certifica…

Active transportation like cycling and walking is a win-win-win for communities – it gets people active while creating cleaner air, reducing traffic, and building stronger social connections. 👉 hubs.la/Q02ZTmYw0

brocku.ca/brock-news/202… “New research says a nutritious diet and exercise intervention during pregnancy is linked with greater emotional regulation in toddlers.” Lifespan Member: John Krzeczkowski

Exploring the Influence of Interorganization Networks on the Dissemination of National Health Behavior Guidelines ⁦participaction⁩ ⁦Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology⁩ pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39837317/

Repping my brand new Baycrest Bike for Brain Health socks at work today. Now I just have to exceed my fundraising goal for #DementiaResearch! support.baycrestfoundation.org/site/TR;jsessi…

An umbrella review and meta-analysis of 87 meta-analyses examining healthcare workers' mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

The Brock University Lifespan Institute needs you! 🧠📚💡

They say they outside, but are they CPR certified??

MoodMover: Development and usability testing of an mHealth physical activity intervention for depression. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39906877/

Feeling 'blah'? @participACTION's Dr. Markus Duncan (@phduncan) shares how just 10mins of activity can help turn your day around. Learn how exercise impacts your mood, and simple tips to fit more movement into a busy schedule. dcm.tips/42RL7GW #FeelIttoFuelIt

Did you know that physical activity can help Canada advance many of the UN's Sustainable Development Goals like good health, sustainable cities and climate action? Our new report, developed in collaboration with members of our Research Advisory Group and the Canadian Fitness and Lifestyle Research Institute,

The longitudinal evaluation of the Canadian 24-Hour Movement Guidelines for Adults: lessons learned and considerations for future research ⁦participaction⁩ ⁦Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology⁩ pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39968838/

Maybe I can finally stop shouting that we need to account for variable totals with movement behaviour CoDA: bmcmedresmethodol.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.11… (I probably won’t though)

Weekend in Vancouver? Better believe I’m going to the Vancouver Canadians

Keynote #4 at #ISBNPA2025 by Prof. Melody Ding invited us to reflect on the role of physical activity and diet research in today’s complex and shifting world. She reminded us to align the What (data collection), the How (good methodologies), and the Why (causal relationships).