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What did the MOVE Congress 2015 partners say about this year’s event?

December 10, 2015 by MoveWeekMaster Leave a Comment

ISCA’s MOVE Congress 2015 in Copenhagen, Denmark, was an innovative showcase of grassroots sport and physical activity initiatives from around the world at Copenhagen’s popular street sport venue, GAME. The event would have been possible without the support from local partners DGI, Sport Event Denmark and Lokale og Anlægsfonden (LOA). So how did they see […]

Filed Under: MOVE Congress, Partners' news Tagged With: denmark, ISCA, MOVE Congress, MOVE Congress 2015, Movement, NowWeMOVE, Physical activity

Growing trends in physical activity: Leveraging mass events for sustainable physical activity participation

November 25, 2015 by MoveWeekMaster Leave a Comment

The Growing Trends in Physical Activity workshop at the MOVE Congress 2015 was moderated by Dr. Niamh Murphy, Waterford Institute of Technology, Ireland, who started the session with a pressing question for international sport: Can major events be part of the strategy of NGOs to attract inactive people to sport and physical activity offers? The […]

Filed Under: MOVE Congress Tagged With: health, MOVE Congress, MOVE Congress 2015, NowWeMOVE

MOVE Congress highlights: Keeping the elderly active

November 20, 2015 by MoveWeekMaster Leave a Comment

When we talk about inactivity we often refer to children and adolescents, knowing that 4 out of 5 European youngsters are not active enough. Meanwhile, we rarely think of elderly people aged 60+ who, willingly or not, are often subject to problems associated with inactivity. One of the MOVE Congress workshops was dedicated to the […]

Filed Under: MOVE Congress, News Tagged With: Active Ageing, Belgium, denmark, elderly, Exercise, health, ISCA, MOVE Congress, MOVE Congress 2015, Movement, Physical activity, Scotland

Innovation propels grassroots sport and physical activity sector forward

November 19, 2015 by MoveWeekMaster Leave a Comment

At the MOVE Congress 2015, which took place from 5-7 November, Copenhagen’s popular street sport facility, GAME, turned into arena for innovative practices that are driving the global grassroots sport movement forward. The event, organised by the International Sport and Culture Association (ISCA), is one of the few conferences in the world that focuses solely […]

Filed Under: MOVE Congress, News Tagged With: active women, denmark, elderly, facilities, grassroots sport, innovation, ISCA, MOVE Congress 2015, Movement, NowWeMOVE, Physical activity, women

Physical activity facilities becoming more important centres for social life

November 12, 2015 by MoveWeekMaster Leave a Comment

The MOVE Congress 2015 concluded with a special study tour offering an exclusive view from inside to new sport and physical activity facilities in Copenhagen. Oliver Vanges from the Danish Foundation for Culture and Sports Facilities (Lokale og Anlægsfonden) presented new trends in planning and development of facilities for sport and culture, and followed the […]

Filed Under: MOVE Congress, News Tagged With: Copenhagen, denmark, facilities, LOA Fonden, MOVE Congress, MOVE Congress 2015, NowWeMOVE, Physical activity

MOVE Congress beyond the agenda

November 12, 2015 by MoveWeekMaster 4 Comments

The MOVE Congress 2015 proved to be a real event-on-the-move, far away from any “classical” congress concept. With a wide variety of options to get into the action through street sport and spontaneous dances, visits to innovative facilities and plenty of time for networking, there was more to this year’s MOVE Congress than the traditional […]

Filed Under: MOVE Congress, News Tagged With: Dance, denmark, Exercise, Flash mob, GAME, MOVE Congress, MOVE Congress 2015, NowWeMOVE, panna, Physical activity

MOVE Congress 2015 Highlight: Every Girl Can

November 12, 2015 by MoveWeekMaster Leave a Comment

A highlight of MOVE Congress 2015 was the “Reaching the hard-to-reach girls and women through effective campaigns and initiatives” topic, which featured the campaign for women taking the UK by storm, This Girl Can, and got the whole auditorium dancing by the end of the session. Karen Creavin, Head of Wellbeing Services at Birmingham City […]

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Running: the fastest growing physical activity trend in the world

November 10, 2015 by MoveWeekMaster Leave a Comment

A workshop discussing new trends in physical activity was held during the second day of MOVE Congress 2015 focusing on the topic “Running across the world – why are recreational runners part of one of the fastest growing markets and what can clubs do to recapture their interest?” The workshop was moderated by Rebecca Steele, […]

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Defying the “inferiority complex” in physical activity advocacy

November 10, 2015 by Rachel Payne Leave a Comment

The plenary session of the MOVE Congress 2015 on 6 November aimed to connect the data with the doers in physical activity promotion. In other words, grassroots stakeholders in physical activity are the mobilisers who can deliver compelling data to policy-makers, provide the solutions and ultimately make a difference. But often they are lacking the […]

Filed Under: Advocate for physical activity, MOVE Congress, News Tagged With: #inactivitytimebomb, advocacy, grassroots sport, inactivity, ISCA, MOVE Congress, MOVE Congress 2015, Physical activity, sport for all

MOVE Congress 2015 starts with why, what and how

November 5, 2015 by Rachel Payne Leave a Comment

The MOVE Congress 2015 opened in Copenhagen City Hall tonight with 200 delegates from five continents being welcomed by Copenhagen Mayor of Culture and Leisure, Carl Christian Ebbesen, and three interconnected presentations drawing inspiration from bestselling business author Simon Sinek*: Do you know your why? (by Mark Lowther from Cardiff Metropolitan University’s School of Sport), […]

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