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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

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

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

Birmingham to host MOVE Congress 2017

April 28, 2017 by MoveWeekMaster Leave a Comment

We are pleased to announce that the UK city of Birmingham will host the 8th MOVE Congress from 4-6 October 2017. One of the world’s only conferences dedicated to recreational sport and physical activity, the MOVE Congress is a highlight of the MOVE calendar and registration will open soon. This year’s MOVE Congress celebrates the […]

Filed Under: MOVE Congress, News Tagged With: BeActive, Birmingham, conference, congress, hard-to-reach-groups, inactivity, inspiration, ISCA, MOVE Congress, MOVE Congress 2017, NowWeMOVE, Physical activity, School, sport, urban spaces

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

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

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