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Creating digital routes for movement: Ljubljana’s Walking Gaming App
In response to these challenges, the Early Action in Ljubljana focuses on developing a digital tool that could encourage adolescents to be more active in their everyday environments.
Read MoreStrengthening Community Health in Antwerp with the Terloplein Health Kiosk
Within CityMove, the Health Kiosk is one of Antwerp’s late-stage actions. The researchers from the University of Antwerp are working with partners to understand how the kiosk operates, who it reaches and what enables its impact…
Read MoreIndependencia’s Greenbelt: A Local Path to Health and Resilience
The Greenbelt now serves as a meeting point for a range of activities, from tree planting to trekking races, guided tours and recreational events. Many of these activities are led not only by the municipality but also by local runners’ groups, research teams and neighbourhood brigades.
Read MoreWalk Along the Wire: From remembrance history to promoting active lifestyles
The Walk Along the Wire has been organised since 1946, with its current format established in 1957 on the weekend closest to 9 May, Ljubljana’s Liberation Day. The event is non-competitive and inclusive, welcoming families, schools, older adults and recreational athletes.
Read MoreWell-being Without Barriers: Bogotá’s Happiness Centres
The Happiness Centres are designed to ensure that everyone, regardless of age or socioeconomic background, has access to modern spaces where they can be active, explore hobbies and connect with others.
Read MoreRotterdam’s Green Routes: Where Urban Nature Meets Active and Social Living
Through participatory mapping activities, community members and local social and green partners identified the walking areas within 2-8 kilometres and a 20-kilometre cycling route that follows the River Schie. The map connects 13 green and community spaces, including a historic estate, an interactive urban farm, educational gardens, museums, parks, and playgrounds.
Read MoreThe Health Revolution: Kampala Car-Free Day
This analysis, conducted by the Kampala CityMove team, aims to generate evidence on scalable models for promoting healthier lifestyles, particularly in low- and middle-income contexts. Kampala’s experience has positioned the city as a model for other municipalities.
Read MoreBraveMove: Empowering girls through safer, active public spaces
In Antwerp, Belgium, our BraveMove project is working to change that. BraveMove aims to integrate the perspective, experiences and needs of girls into the design of public spaces to create welcoming spaces that increase their physical activity levels. This will not only shape public spaces with girls in mind, but also empower them by giving them a voice, building confidence, and reinforcing their right to the city.
Read MoreBreaking Barriers to Inclusive Physical Activity
The Global Action Plan on Physical Activity 2018–2030 (GAPPA) highlights the importance of creating inclusive opportunities for everyone to be physically active. It outlines four key policy objectives: Active People, Active Environments, Active Societies, and Active Systems, with the goal of reducing global physical inactivity by 15% by 2030. To ensure people with disabilities can fully participate, these efforts must prioritize accessibility and inclusion in urban planning, policy design, and physical activity programs
Read MoreActive lifestyles and NCD Prevention
Non-communicable diseases (NCDs), such as cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, cancer, and chronic respiratory diseases, are now the leading causes of death worldwide. Sedentary lifestyles and other unhealthy habits, including a poor diet, increase the risk for NDCs. This is where physical activity (PA) makes a profound impact, and the reason why initiatives like CityMove,…
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