April 6th marks World Day for Physical Activity. The World Day for Physical Activity is promoted through the WHO and Agita Mundo – World Physical Activity Network, a group of international governmental and non-governmental institutions who strive to disseminate the benefits of adopting a more active and healthy lifestyle by doing some physical activity daily.…
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I-PARC Conference 2022 “Leveraging policy, programs, and research for a more active society in the wake of COVID-19” Just over a week to until I-PARC Conference 2022!! The conference will run from Tuesday 25th to Friday 28th January 2022 with daily keynote speakers and breakout sessions featuring expert speakers and a series of good practices…
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I-PARC Conference 2022 “Leveraging policy, programs, and research for a more active society in the wake of COVID-19” Members of I-PARC are hosting a virtual conference titled “Leveraging policy, programs, and research for a more active society in the wake of COVID-19”. The event will run from Tuesday 25th to Friday 28th January 2022 with…
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Save the date for the Move for Life 2021 conference, more information and registration available on the Limerick Sports Partnership website.
The Exercise Effect provides a prescriptive, professionally led and community-based physical activity interventions for people with mental health difficulties in Co. Wexford. As an employee of Mental Health Ireland the IEP-MH will be coordinated by the local sports partnership in Wexford, Sports Active Wexford, to work specifically with local HSE mental health services in the…
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Author: Prof Niamh Murphy, Department of Sport and Exercise Sciences, School of Health Sciences, Waterford Institute of Technology As the Tokyo Olympic Games began, a small celebration was taking place amongst physical activity researchers as the medical journal, the Lancet, published an issue dedicated to physical activity. One of the papers in the series was…
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Editorial: PA is an essential human need beyond and independent of COVID-19 Worldwide progress to improve physical activity has stalled; overall deaths associated with inactivity remain at more than 5 million people per year. Exercise during lockdown was considered an essential activity by many governments world wide, just as much as food, shelter and seeking…
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Authors: Brian Doyle (Sport Ireland) Introduction Sport and recreational activities have been severely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and resultant restrictions. As recently as April 2021, travel was limited to within 5km of your own home whilst sporting organisations, and facilities remained closed. In the context of these challenges the Irish Sports Monitor (ISM) quarter…
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Limerick Sports Partnership Job Opportunities Sport Ireland Active Cities In 2018 the WHO developed a Global Action Plan for Physical Activity (GAPPA) which provides a shared vision of more active people for a healthier world and sets goals to achieve a 10% decreased in physical inactivity by 2025 and 15% by 2030. It has four…
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Where was this webinar series conceptualised? COVID-19 has had a huge influence on how, when and where people can be physically active. The pandemic has increased the global awareness on the importance of PA for mental and physical health, yet it has also revealed and accelerated widening inequities. Now is the time to use COVID-19…
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