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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

One week to go until European School Sport Day 2017

September 22, 2017 by MoveWeekMaster Leave a Comment

Are you ready for the European School Sport Day on Friday 29 September 2017? If you’re not sure the event is for you, or that there’s not enough time to get started, we can most definitely help you on your way. 5 reasons why you shouldn’t miss European School Sport Day  Raise the profile of […]

Filed Under: European School Sport Day, News Tagged With: BeActive, children, European School Sport Day, European Week of Sport, Exercise, Hungarian School Sport Federation, inspiration, ISCA, Physical activity, School

BG Be Active partners with Lidl for this year’s European School Sport Day

September 19, 2017 by MoveWeekMaster Leave a Comment

By Bilyana Mileva, NowWeMOVE National Coordinator for Bulgaria.  European School Sport Day is inspiring schools in Bulgaria to be creative and to find new ways to make students more physically active. Sharing and promoting the great results and best practices from previous years, BG Be Active in Bulgaria has started a new partnership at a […]

Filed Under: European School Sport Day, News Tagged With: BeActive, Bulgaria, Dance, European Week of Sport, inspiration, Lidl, NowWeMOVE, Partnership, Physical activity, School

Are you ready to MOVE your school on 29 September? Your European School Sport Day toolkit is here!

September 13, 2017 by Lauriane Jagault Leave a Comment

The third edition of the European School Sport Day (ESSD) is expecting to move more than 1.5 million children from 20 countries so far. Being a European initiative, we want to make this event accessible to anyone who wants to join and get connected to a bigger network of people working in school sport. On […]

Filed Under: European School Sport Day Tagged With: BeActive, children, European School Sport Day, European Week of Sport, Exercise, inspiration, ISCA, Movement, NowWeMOVE

Lithuanian Sports University is ready for a FlashMOVE

September 11, 2017 by MoveWeekMaster Leave a Comment

We have stopped moving. We sit and drive everywhere – “nothing” is what we do, and we are doing nothing a lot. This is a big problem as a lack of physical activity can cause serious health problems. Lithuanian Sports University’s goal is to promote physical activity among its students. We try to provide opportunities […]

Filed Under: European Fitness Day, FlashMOVE, Guest bloggers Tagged With: European Week of Sport, Flash mob, flashMOVE, inspiration, Lithuania, Lithuanian Sports Univerity, NowWeMOVE, Physical activity

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

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

My move, my country – Iceland celebrated MOVE Week

June 6, 2017 by Triin Ilves Leave a Comment

This MOVE Week, UMFI pushed both its people towards a more active lifestyle and its local federal and local authorities to become a MOVE messenger. With 150 Move Agents and 490 registered events, Iceland was once again one of the leading countries of this year’s MOVE Week. The name of the campaign in Icelandic – […]

Filed Under: MOVE Week, News Tagged With: BeActive, Europe, European Week of Sport, FindYourMOVE, health, Hreyfivika, Iceland, inactivity, inspiration, kindergarten, MOVE Congress, MOVE Week, NowWeMOVE, swimming pools

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