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Let’s make September 27 the most active day in Europe!

September 4, 2017 by Triin Ilves Leave a Comment

Just like the schoolhouses are welcoming new students with open doors, so will many other facilities have their open-door days. With all the new beginnings, September could very well be the most active month of the year and a good head start for an active year. Inspired by UK Active’s National Fitness Day initiative, we […]

Filed Under: European Fitness Day, News Tagged With: Active, Be Active, European Fitness Day, Exercise, fitness clubs, Fitness Day, ISCA, Movement, now we move, Physical activity, sport centres, UK active

Solving a moving problem – the inactivity time bomb

August 31, 2017 by Triin Ilves Leave a Comment

Across the world, many people are still not moving enough on a daily-basis. In fact, eight out of ten young people are not active enough. If we do nothing, lack of exercise could soon cause more deaths than smoking – we’re sitting on a ticking time bomb! In 2013, the World Health Assembly set a […]

Filed Under: European Fitness Day, European School Sport Day, FlashMOVE, News Tagged With: #inactivitytimebomb, Be Active, European School Sport Day, Flash MOVE, inactivity, ISCA, Mogens Kirkeby, Physical activity

Need a reason to join MOVE Congress? Here’s six of them!

August 15, 2017 by Triin Ilves Leave a Comment

One of the highlight events for our community of MOVERS is taking place from 4-6 October in Birmingham. At the MOVE Congress, you will have the chance to meet fellow physical activity promoters and together make steps towards creating more active communities. What will you take away from the MOVE Congress 2017? If you’re still […]

Filed Under: MOVE Congress, News Tagged With: Birmingham, MOVE Congress, MOVE Congress 2017

Avoid the post-vacation fatigue with movement pills

August 11, 2017 by Triin Ilves Leave a Comment

August marks the time when office buildings start to buzz again. Memories of summer holidays are still fresh, people are sun-kissed and still not ready to give up the flowy summer vibe. Returning to your desk-job can feel like eight-hour-long detainment for the majority, but it doesn’t have to be this way. At ISCA, we […]

Filed Under: Exercise tips, News Tagged With: BeActive, Exercise, FindYourMOVE, health, inspiration, ISCA, Movement, MOVEment Pill, NowWeMOVE, Physical activity, Physical activity and MOVE Week, Tips

Get connected with some of the UK’s most influential people in sport and physical activity at the MOVE Congress 2017

July 11, 2017 by Rachel Payne Leave a Comment

“Girl power” has never been stronger in UK sport, with participation-focused movements like This Girl Can, elite sportswomen getting into the spotlight, women taking the reins of sporting bodies such as Sport England and the FA – and being formally recognised for their efforts! At ISCA we are honoured to announce that some of these […]

Filed Under: MOVE Congress, News Tagged With: Birmingham, conference, grassroots sport, inspiration, ISCA, MOVE Congress, Physical activity, sport, Sport England, StreetGames, UK, Youth Sport Trust

How did Birmingham City Council break these barriers to help its citizens get active?

July 7, 2017 by Rachel Payne Leave a Comment

Life has never been a walk in the park for Birmingham residents, but a network of local authorities, NGOs and corporate partners has turned its parks into attractive spaces where all kinds of physical activities are on offer – for free. Birmingham is the second-largest city in the UK and has struggled with socio-economic challenges […]

Filed Under: MOVE Congress, Partners' news Tagged With: Active Parks, Birmingham, Exercise, Human right to move, inactivity, inspiration, ISCA, MOVE Congress, open spaces, Physical activity, urban planning

How high can you jump? Testing ISCA’s fitness level with the European Fitness Badge

July 4, 2017 by Triin Ilves Leave a Comment

Even though everyone is encouraged to be more physically active, many may still not know their actual fitness level. At the DGI Landstaevne in Aalborg, Demnark, the ISCA team tested their limits and checked their fitness status in different motor abilities – strength, endurance, speed, and coordination. “It was especally valuable for me to get […]

Filed Under: Guides and toolkits, News Tagged With: denmark, DGI, European Fitness Badge, Fitness Badge, healthy lifestyle, ISCA, Landstaevne, moving

Monday Motivation: MOVE Week in Italy mobilised 55,000 participants!

June 26, 2017 by Triin Ilves Leave a Comment

The NowWeMOVE network is getting stronger each year – local success stories are motivating both the existing partners as well as newcomers. This year, ISCA highlights one of our active members, Uisp, who together with 100 MOVE Agents, local committees and health services, municipalities, and local associations organised more than 200 MOVE Week events. 2017 […]

Filed Under: MOVE Week, News Tagged With: Italy, MOVE Week, NowWeMOVE, UISP

Family Inclusive Sports Day the highlight of MOVE Week 2017 in Barcelona

June 23, 2017 by MoveWeekMaster Leave a Comment

By Lindsay Young, NowWeMOVE National Coordinator for Spain During MOVE Week 2017 we held our first Family Inclusive Sports Day in Barcelona, Spain. Our flagship MOVE Week event managed to attract over 1,000 participants during the day! The events included Body Combat, a Zumba Master class, body balance and games for children. The Catalan Federation […]

Filed Under: MOVE Week, News, Partners' news Tagged With: Barcelona, Eurofitness, European Fitness Badge, fitness, inclusive sport, inspiration, ISCA, MOVE Week, NowWeMOVE, Physical activity, Physical activity and MOVE Week, Spain, sport, volley tierra, wheelchair basketball, Zumba

Our advice to women in sport? Get involved, go out there and smash it!

June 22, 2017 by Rachel Payne Leave a Comment

This week we are celebrating Women’s Sport Week, a UK initiative of the charity organisation Women in Sport. This organisation is taking big strides to promote opportunities to engage in sport and physical activity – from participating, to volunteering and working in the sport sector. We feature many of their good examples on our Women […]

Filed Under: Advocate for physical activity, News Tagged With: advocacy, Emma McClarkin, football, ISCA, Julie Ward, NowWeMOVE, Physical activity, sport governance, sports management, sportswomen, women, women in sport

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