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Most active day in Europe gained more than 700 FlashMOVERS from Lithuania

September 28, 2017 by MoveWeekMaster Leave a Comment

The most active day in Europe – 27 September – proved that moving doesn’t have to be difficult. Different countries found ways how to activate the people: gyms and sport clubs opened their doors, people were encouraged to take the stairs. In Kaunas, the Lithuanian Sports University organised a FlashMOVE using a simple choreography that […]

Filed Under: European Fitness Day, FlashMOVE, News Tagged With: BeActive, European Week of Sport, Flash mob, Flash MOVE, inspiration, ISCA, Lithuania, Lithuanian Sports Univerity, NowWeMOVE, Physical activity

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

Today is a Good Day!

September 30, 2016 by Eleana Velentza Leave a Comment

“What makes you happy?” This is one of the many questions I have been bumping into quite often on social media just lately. The first thought that comes to my mind is “Motivating people and putting a big smile on their faces”. That thought became a reality and a feeling of fulfillment on Tuesday 28 September with […]

Filed Under: European Fitness Day, FlashMOVE, News Tagged With: BeActive, Dancing, European Fitness Day, European Week of Sport, Flash MOVE, NowWeMOVE, Physical activity

More than a wave: Ollerup International students made themselves feel like a tsunami

September 26, 2016 by MoveWeekMaster Leave a Comment

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They promised to bring the world to Copenhagen, and they definitely did. If you were in or around Copenhagen last week you probably saw a group of young, active and motivated students from all over the world sending out loud a message of happiness, mutual understanding and the importance of being active. Songs, dances, martial […]

Filed Under: Advocate for physical activity, FlashMOVE, News Tagged With: BeActive, Biking, EuropeanWeekOfSport, FindYourMOVE, Flash MOVE, MOVE Agent, NowWeMOVE, ollerup, parkour, physical acivity

ISCA, Denmark and the most active week in Europe

September 20, 2016 by MoveWeekMaster Leave a Comment

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During the European Week of Sport (EWoS), from 10-18 September, ISCA as the National Coordinator Body for Denmark, got into the action and participated its flagship events across the country. Starting with the official opening event of EWoS, the FlashMOVE flash mob, more than 60 dancers at the Motorvejsløb (an active festival celebrating the opening […]

Filed Under: European Fitness Day, FlashMOVE, News Tagged With: BeActive, europeanfitnessday, EuropeanWeekOfSport, Flash MOVE, panna football, physical acivity, running

#BeActive FlashMOVE united thousands of Europeans with the same dance

September 12, 2016 by MoveWeekMaster Leave a Comment

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300 events in 27 countries with 9,000 dancers and 18,000 spectators became part of the biggest European initiative of the year. Even though they were scattered across the whole continent, thousands of Europeans dancing in the #BeActive FlashMOVE on 10 September 2016 were united by the same music and choreography. The initiative raised the curtain […]

Filed Under: FlashMOVE, News, Press Tagged With: BeActive, Europe, European Week of Sport, FindYourMOVE, Flash mob, Flash MOVE, flashMOVE, NowWeMOVE, Physical activity

FlashMOVE sneak-peak: Budapest is ready to #FlashMOVE the city

August 19, 2016 by MoveWeekMaster Leave a Comment

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For many kids superheroes are those who can fly, have exceptional powers and can save a whole country with only a strong fist and the help of superhero friend. Batman, Superman, Spiderman, you name it – they have inspired generations of kids to become better and stronger like them. Hungary has a square dedicated to […]

Filed Under: FlashMOVE, Partners' news, Uncategorized Tagged With: Dance, Flash MOVE, flashmob, Heroes, Hungarian School Sport Federation, Hungary, MOVE Agent, nowwedance

Relive the biggest FlashMOVE ever – videos online now

September 22, 2015 by Rachel Payne Leave a Comment

Over 6,500 dancers and passers-by promoted MOVE Week in the biggest FlashMOVE ever last week, doubling the number of participants from last year. Flash mobs popped up simultaneously in around 70 cities in 22 countries across Europe on 13 September – with this year’s choreographers kicking off the celebrations in France on 12 September. Now […]

Filed Under: FlashMOVE, News Tagged With: Dance, Flash MOVE, MOVE Week, NowWeMOVE, Physical activity, Physical activity and MOVE Week

MOVE behind bars

October 1, 2014 by MoveWeekMaster Leave a Comment

For Albania, the second day of MOVE Week was dedicated to the women in Prison 325 in Tirana, Albania, and their relationship to physical activity, in this case, to volleyball. The organiser of this event, which is planned to run over three days, is the Social Department of Caritas Albania, which aims to move its […]

Filed Under: MOVE Week, News Tagged With: Albania, Flash MOVE, MOVE Week, Movement, NowWeMOVE, Physical activity, Physical activity and MOVE Week, volleyball, Workout

Spain MOVEs on the eve of MOVE Week 2014

September 29, 2014 by MoveWeekMaster Leave a Comment

Spain kicked-off MOVE Week 2014 in a sea of orange on the eve of MOVE Week, 28 September, in La Nucia, Alicante. The Sports Council and the Cycling Club of La Nucia invited families and people of all ages to get on their bikes and ride three times around the old part of the city as […]

Filed Under: MOVE Week, News Tagged With: Exercise, Flash MOVE, MOVE Week, Movement, NowWeMOVE, Physical activity, Physical activity and MOVE Week, Spain

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