Journal of Physical Activity & Health
@jpahjournal.bsky.social
JPAH publishes impactful research that drives transformational change in physical activity participation globally. Editors: Melody Ding & Pedro Hallal. Official journal of @ispah.org
Prof. Pedro Hallal's 5-year term as JPAH (Co-)Editor ends this year. In this editorial, he reflects on positive changes to the field and the journal’s significant growth. Plus, some ongoing concerns to address that lead to “bad science”.
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November 26, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Prof. Pedro Hallal's 5-year term as JPAH (Co-)Editor ends this year. In this editorial, he reflects on positive changes to the field and the journal’s significant growth. Plus, some ongoing concerns to address that lead to “bad science”.
doi.org/10.1123/jpah...
doi.org/10.1123/jpah...
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📢 Are you an ISPAH member with a recent publication in @jpahjournal.bsky.social?
Submit your article to be featured in our monthly Active Evidence Reel Series!
Help us showcase your work and promote global #PhysicalActivity research 🌎 🏃♀️
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Submit your article to be featured in our monthly Active Evidence Reel Series!
Help us showcase your work and promote global #PhysicalActivity research 🌎 🏃♀️
➡️ Submit here: ispah.org/members-area...
November 15, 2025 at 10:00 AM
📢 Are you an ISPAH member with a recent publication in @jpahjournal.bsky.social?
Submit your article to be featured in our monthly Active Evidence Reel Series!
Help us showcase your work and promote global #PhysicalActivity research 🌎 🏃♀️
➡️ Submit here: ispah.org/members-area...
Submit your article to be featured in our monthly Active Evidence Reel Series!
Help us showcase your work and promote global #PhysicalActivity research 🌎 🏃♀️
➡️ Submit here: ispah.org/members-area...
Join us in welcoming @drjohnchong.bsky.social to our Editorial Board, where he co-leads JPAH's Early Career Researcher Committee.
He is a Research Fellow at the Univ. of Sydney, and he uses advanced measurement and analytical methods to evaluate population time-use behaviors.
He is a Research Fellow at the Univ. of Sydney, and he uses advanced measurement and analytical methods to evaluate population time-use behaviors.
November 17, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Join us in welcoming @drjohnchong.bsky.social to our Editorial Board, where he co-leads JPAH's Early Career Researcher Committee.
He is a Research Fellow at the Univ. of Sydney, and he uses advanced measurement and analytical methods to evaluate population time-use behaviors.
He is a Research Fellow at the Univ. of Sydney, and he uses advanced measurement and analytical methods to evaluate population time-use behaviors.
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📣 Are you an early career researcher (ECR) from a low- or middle-income country (LMIC)?
Join the ISPAH–@jpahjournal ECR Social to hear about LMIC ECR scholarships and how to apply for 2026!
🗓️ 3 December 2025, 6pm AEDT (Sydney)
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Join the ISPAH–@jpahjournal ECR Social to hear about LMIC ECR scholarships and how to apply for 2026!
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November 10, 2025 at 5:00 AM
📣 Are you an early career researcher (ECR) from a low- or middle-income country (LMIC)?
Join the ISPAH–@jpahjournal ECR Social to hear about LMIC ECR scholarships and how to apply for 2026!
🗓️ 3 December 2025, 6pm AEDT (Sydney)
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Join the ISPAH–@jpahjournal ECR Social to hear about LMIC ECR scholarships and how to apply for 2026!
🗓️ 3 December 2025, 6pm AEDT (Sydney)
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✍️ Symposia submissions for #ISPAH2026 Congress are now open!
🔗 Submit your proposal by 19th December at: ispah.org/congress-202...
@inspmx.bsky.social @utaustin.bsky.social
#PhysicalActivity #ActividadFísica #AtividadeFísica #Merida #Mexico
🔗 Submit your proposal by 19th December at: ispah.org/congress-202...
@inspmx.bsky.social @utaustin.bsky.social
#PhysicalActivity #ActividadFísica #AtividadeFísica #Merida #Mexico
November 11, 2025 at 5:14 PM
✍️ Symposia submissions for #ISPAH2026 Congress are now open!
🔗 Submit your proposal by 19th December at: ispah.org/congress-202...
@inspmx.bsky.social @utaustin.bsky.social
#PhysicalActivity #ActividadFísica #AtividadeFísica #Merida #Mexico
🔗 Submit your proposal by 19th December at: ispah.org/congress-202...
@inspmx.bsky.social @utaustin.bsky.social
#PhysicalActivity #ActividadFísica #AtividadeFísica #Merida #Mexico
Emerging genetic evidence suggests that physical activity may help lower the risk of sleep disorders. A new study revealed a significant negative association between physical activity and sleep disorders, indicating a potential protective effect.
doi.org/10.1123/jpah.2025-0152
#sleepdisorder
doi.org/10.1123/jpah.2025-0152
#sleepdisorder
October 29, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Emerging genetic evidence suggests that physical activity may help lower the risk of sleep disorders. A new study revealed a significant negative association between physical activity and sleep disorders, indicating a potential protective effect.
doi.org/10.1123/jpah.2025-0152
#sleepdisorder
doi.org/10.1123/jpah.2025-0152
#sleepdisorder
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📣 Submissions are now open for #ISPAH2026 Congress!
Send us your abstracts, symposia and workshop ideas.
🗓️ Don't miss key deadlines — find out more at: ispah.org/congress-202...
#PhysicalActivity, #ActividadFísica, #AtividadeFísica #Merida #Mexico
@inspmx.bsky.social
Send us your abstracts, symposia and workshop ideas.
🗓️ Don't miss key deadlines — find out more at: ispah.org/congress-202...
#PhysicalActivity, #ActividadFísica, #AtividadeFísica #Merida #Mexico
@inspmx.bsky.social
October 27, 2025 at 2:04 PM
📣 Submissions are now open for #ISPAH2026 Congress!
Send us your abstracts, symposia and workshop ideas.
🗓️ Don't miss key deadlines — find out more at: ispah.org/congress-202...
#PhysicalActivity, #ActividadFísica, #AtividadeFísica #Merida #Mexico
@inspmx.bsky.social
Send us your abstracts, symposia and workshop ideas.
🗓️ Don't miss key deadlines — find out more at: ispah.org/congress-202...
#PhysicalActivity, #ActividadFísica, #AtividadeFísica #Merida #Mexico
@inspmx.bsky.social
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✨The first manuscript from my Mitacs Accelerate internship with @participaction.bsky.social has been published in @jpahjournal.bsky.social ✨
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October 16, 2025 at 8:41 PM
✨The first manuscript from my Mitacs Accelerate internship with @participaction.bsky.social has been published in @jpahjournal.bsky.social ✨
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Excited to share our new paper: “The Around the Clock Terminology Consortium — A Global Consensus on the 24‑Hour Cycle of PA, SB & Sleep.” @jpahjournal.bsky.social
Grateful to all co-authors and a special thanks to Ryan Falk for leading this global effort!
Read here: doi.org/10.1123/jpah...
Grateful to all co-authors and a special thanks to Ryan Falk for leading this global effort!
Read here: doi.org/10.1123/jpah...
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October 19, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Excited to share our new paper: “The Around the Clock Terminology Consortium — A Global Consensus on the 24‑Hour Cycle of PA, SB & Sleep.” @jpahjournal.bsky.social
Grateful to all co-authors and a special thanks to Ryan Falk for leading this global effort!
Read here: doi.org/10.1123/jpah...
Grateful to all co-authors and a special thanks to Ryan Falk for leading this global effort!
Read here: doi.org/10.1123/jpah...
Authors of a new commentary argue that while digital technologies create opportunities for data-driven learning and interventions, they also raise important challenges around equity, privacy, and health data literacy -- especially for children.
doi.org/10.1123/jpah.2025-0142
doi.org/10.1123/jpah.2025-0142
October 14, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Authors of a new commentary argue that while digital technologies create opportunities for data-driven learning and interventions, they also raise important challenges around equity, privacy, and health data literacy -- especially for children.
doi.org/10.1123/jpah.2025-0142
doi.org/10.1123/jpah.2025-0142
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⭐ Spotlight your JPAH publications with ISPAH! ⭐
📣 Current ISPAH members: You can now nominate your recent @jpahjournal.bsky.social publications to be promoted across ISPAH’s global communication channels!
🌍 Reaching thousands of researchers, practitioners, and policymakers worldwide...
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📣 Current ISPAH members: You can now nominate your recent @jpahjournal.bsky.social publications to be promoted across ISPAH’s global communication channels!
🌍 Reaching thousands of researchers, practitioners, and policymakers worldwide...
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October 4, 2025 at 5:00 AM
⭐ Spotlight your JPAH publications with ISPAH! ⭐
📣 Current ISPAH members: You can now nominate your recent @jpahjournal.bsky.social publications to be promoted across ISPAH’s global communication channels!
🌍 Reaching thousands of researchers, practitioners, and policymakers worldwide...
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📣 Current ISPAH members: You can now nominate your recent @jpahjournal.bsky.social publications to be promoted across ISPAH’s global communication channels!
🌍 Reaching thousands of researchers, practitioners, and policymakers worldwide...
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A new commentary by Rodrigo Reis argues that the stagnation in global progress in combating physical inactivity is not only a health challenge but also a governance one.
Democracies are uniquely positioned to support physical activity research & impact change.
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@ispah.org
Democracies are uniquely positioned to support physical activity research & impact change.
doi.org/10.1123/jpah...
@ispah.org
October 7, 2025 at 1:46 PM
A new commentary by Rodrigo Reis argues that the stagnation in global progress in combating physical inactivity is not only a health challenge but also a governance one.
Democracies are uniquely positioned to support physical activity research & impact change.
doi.org/10.1123/jpah...
@ispah.org
Democracies are uniquely positioned to support physical activity research & impact change.
doi.org/10.1123/jpah...
@ispah.org
Developing consistent, evidence-based physical activity & sedentary behavior guidelines requires shared methodological standards.
A new Delphi study reached consensus on key processes to strengthen guideline development and improve global consistency.
➡️ doi.org/10.1123/jpah.2025-0175
A new Delphi study reached consensus on key processes to strengthen guideline development and improve global consistency.
➡️ doi.org/10.1123/jpah.2025-0175
October 3, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Developing consistent, evidence-based physical activity & sedentary behavior guidelines requires shared methodological standards.
A new Delphi study reached consensus on key processes to strengthen guideline development and improve global consistency.
➡️ doi.org/10.1123/jpah.2025-0175
A new Delphi study reached consensus on key processes to strengthen guideline development and improve global consistency.
➡️ doi.org/10.1123/jpah.2025-0175
Applying the 24-hour movement paradigm to people diagnosed with cancer may offer a more ability-focused way to address movement behaviors.
A recent scoping review explores this idea further:
🔗 doi.org/10.1123/jpah.2025-0062
@drfionarkennedy.bsky.social @markhamer.bsky.social
A recent scoping review explores this idea further:
🔗 doi.org/10.1123/jpah.2025-0062
@drfionarkennedy.bsky.social @markhamer.bsky.social
October 1, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Applying the 24-hour movement paradigm to people diagnosed with cancer may offer a more ability-focused way to address movement behaviors.
A recent scoping review explores this idea further:
🔗 doi.org/10.1123/jpah.2025-0062
@drfionarkennedy.bsky.social @markhamer.bsky.social
A recent scoping review explores this idea further:
🔗 doi.org/10.1123/jpah.2025-0062
@drfionarkennedy.bsky.social @markhamer.bsky.social
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⭐ JPAH Spotlight - September ⭐
🇯🇵 The September issue of @jpahjournal.bsky.social includes a commentary by Amagasa et al. that highlights the physical activity environment framework used in the 2023 Japanese Physical Activity Guidelines.
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🇯🇵 The September issue of @jpahjournal.bsky.social includes a commentary by Amagasa et al. that highlights the physical activity environment framework used in the 2023 Japanese Physical Activity Guidelines.
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September 24, 2025 at 12:28 PM
⭐ JPAH Spotlight - September ⭐
🇯🇵 The September issue of @jpahjournal.bsky.social includes a commentary by Amagasa et al. that highlights the physical activity environment framework used in the 2023 Japanese Physical Activity Guidelines.
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🇯🇵 The September issue of @jpahjournal.bsky.social includes a commentary by Amagasa et al. that highlights the physical activity environment framework used in the 2023 Japanese Physical Activity Guidelines.
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We'd like to put a face to a name -- Ruth Brady -- that you've likely encountered if you've submitted to the journal in the past year. Ruth is JPAH's Editorial Administrator, an important role that ensures the peer review side of things is running efficiently.
September 30, 2025 at 3:53 PM
We'd like to put a face to a name -- Ruth Brady -- that you've likely encountered if you've submitted to the journal in the past year. Ruth is JPAH's Editorial Administrator, an important role that ensures the peer review side of things is running efficiently.
Meet the next class of our peer review academy!
👋 You've met the mentors, now say hello to this year's ISPAH @jpahjournal.bsky.social Bill Kohl Peer Review Academy mentees!
📖 This program is designed to help early-career researchers grow as peer reviewers, sharpen their skills, and work with global mentors.
🔗 Read more at buff.ly/W1dcQTV
📖 This program is designed to help early-career researchers grow as peer reviewers, sharpen their skills, and work with global mentors.
🔗 Read more at buff.ly/W1dcQTV
August 29, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Meet the next class of our peer review academy!
Exciting news for #ISPAH2026!! 🇲🇽
📣 Announcing #ISPAH2026 in Mérida, Mexico! 🇲🇽
📅 October 5-8, 2026
📍 Centro Internacional de Congresos de Yucatán
👉 More info: buff.ly/yGhhwA1
We look forward to welcoming you to Mérida in 2026 as we work together to advance #PhysicalActivity #ActividadFísica #AtividadeFísica for all, everywhere.
📅 October 5-8, 2026
📍 Centro Internacional de Congresos de Yucatán
👉 More info: buff.ly/yGhhwA1
We look forward to welcoming you to Mérida in 2026 as we work together to advance #PhysicalActivity #ActividadFísica #AtividadeFísica for all, everywhere.
August 4, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Exciting news for #ISPAH2026!! 🇲🇽
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The first year of the Bill Kohl #PeerReview Academy, a joint capacity-building venture between @jpahjournal.bsky.social & ISPAH, is wrapping up... 📄
➡️ 8 early career researchers were mentored by experienced peer reviewers. Application review is currently underway for Year Two 🙌
➡️ 8 early career researchers were mentored by experienced peer reviewers. Application review is currently underway for Year Two 🙌
August 3, 2025 at 11:01 AM
The first year of the Bill Kohl #PeerReview Academy, a joint capacity-building venture between @jpahjournal.bsky.social & ISPAH, is wrapping up... 📄
➡️ 8 early career researchers were mentored by experienced peer reviewers. Application review is currently underway for Year Two 🙌
➡️ 8 early career researchers were mentored by experienced peer reviewers. Application review is currently underway for Year Two 🙌
We're so excited to share this news with you! Professor Rodrigo Reis has agreed to become our next Co-Editor starting in Jan. 2026. Dr. Reis leads the People, Health, & Place research unit at Washington University in St. Louis.
More on this hire: journals.humankinetics.com/fileasset/JP...
More on this hire: journals.humankinetics.com/fileasset/JP...
July 31, 2025 at 1:32 PM
We're so excited to share this news with you! Professor Rodrigo Reis has agreed to become our next Co-Editor starting in Jan. 2026. Dr. Reis leads the People, Health, & Place research unit at Washington University in St. Louis.
More on this hire: journals.humankinetics.com/fileasset/JP...
More on this hire: journals.humankinetics.com/fileasset/JP...
Can a #FitBit, paired with clear goals, drive lasting physical activity changes among busy working women?
The Working Women Walking program used a SMART design to test four supports (Fitbit, texts, personal calls, and group meetings) among 301 low-active employees.
🔗doi.org/10.1123/jpah.2024-0790
The Working Women Walking program used a SMART design to test four supports (Fitbit, texts, personal calls, and group meetings) among 301 low-active employees.
🔗doi.org/10.1123/jpah.2024-0790
July 29, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Can a #FitBit, paired with clear goals, drive lasting physical activity changes among busy working women?
The Working Women Walking program used a SMART design to test four supports (Fitbit, texts, personal calls, and group meetings) among 301 low-active employees.
🔗doi.org/10.1123/jpah.2024-0790
The Working Women Walking program used a SMART design to test four supports (Fitbit, texts, personal calls, and group meetings) among 301 low-active employees.
🔗doi.org/10.1123/jpah.2024-0790
We welcome @karen-milton.bsky.social to our Editorial Board! You may recognize her from her work with @ispah.org, where she is currently Past President. Her research focuses on gaining greater political traction for the physical activity and health agenda.
July 29, 2025 at 3:44 PM
We welcome @karen-milton.bsky.social to our Editorial Board! You may recognize her from her work with @ispah.org, where she is currently Past President. Her research focuses on gaining greater political traction for the physical activity and health agenda.
A recent study found that integrating just 15 minutes of structured physical exercise twice a week into PE classes produced significant improvements in fitness and body composition over 12 weeks in adolescents.
doi.org/10.1123/jpah.2024-0720
#PE
#PhysicalEducation
#PhysicalActivityResearch
doi.org/10.1123/jpah.2024-0720
#PE
#PhysicalEducation
#PhysicalActivityResearch
July 3, 2025 at 2:06 PM
A recent study found that integrating just 15 minutes of structured physical exercise twice a week into PE classes produced significant improvements in fitness and body composition over 12 weeks in adolescents.
doi.org/10.1123/jpah.2024-0720
#PE
#PhysicalEducation
#PhysicalActivityResearch
doi.org/10.1123/jpah.2024-0720
#PE
#PhysicalEducation
#PhysicalActivityResearch
Meet Charles Lucena, a postdoc at the University of Otago who recently published a systematic review in JPAH on the associations of sedentary time & physical activity with cardiovascular disease.
🔗 doi.org/10.1123/jpah.2024-0019
#EarlyCareerResearcher
#PhysicalActivityResearch
🔗 doi.org/10.1123/jpah.2024-0019
#EarlyCareerResearcher
#PhysicalActivityResearch
July 3, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Meet Charles Lucena, a postdoc at the University of Otago who recently published a systematic review in JPAH on the associations of sedentary time & physical activity with cardiovascular disease.
🔗 doi.org/10.1123/jpah.2024-0019
#EarlyCareerResearcher
#PhysicalActivityResearch
🔗 doi.org/10.1123/jpah.2024-0019
#EarlyCareerResearcher
#PhysicalActivityResearch
Understanding what supports sustain physical activity is essential for improving health outcomes in people with #Type2Diabetes.
A recent study followed adults 10 months after supervised exercise and identified key factors linked to ongoing activity.
doi.org/10.1123/jpah.2024-0808
A recent study followed adults 10 months after supervised exercise and identified key factors linked to ongoing activity.
doi.org/10.1123/jpah.2024-0808
July 2, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Understanding what supports sustain physical activity is essential for improving health outcomes in people with #Type2Diabetes.
A recent study followed adults 10 months after supervised exercise and identified key factors linked to ongoing activity.
doi.org/10.1123/jpah.2024-0808
A recent study followed adults 10 months after supervised exercise and identified key factors linked to ongoing activity.
doi.org/10.1123/jpah.2024-0808