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17/09/2024
On September 5th, 2024, the 2nd annual Global Youth Fitness Forum was held online. The aim of the meeting was to gather a group of international experts interested in child and youth fitness surveillance and monitoring.
The Forum also aimed to discuss projects related to a 2023 study that identified the top 10 international priorities for fitness research and surveillance among children and youth (10.1007/s40279-022-01752-6). The 2nd iteration of the Forum included a diverse group of 11 presentations – see details below. More than 100 experts attended the meeting from over 70 institutions/universities across 50+ countries and territories. We hope that this Forum helps produce international collaborative projects with common goals, develops skills and knowledge, and generates momentum for the importance of physical fitness among children and youth.
The 3rd annual Global Youth Fitness Forum will take place September 4th, 2025. If you are interested in joining or presenting your work, please contact Justin Lang (justin.lang@phac-aspc.gc.ca).
Part 1: Formal presentations of ongoing projects
Time (EDT)
Presenter
Title
7:00-7:10am
Justin Lang (Canada)
Introduction
7:11-7:25am
Fran Ortega (Spain), Kai Zhang (Canada)
Development of the Youth Fitness International Test (YFIT) battery for monitoring and surveillance among children and adolescents: A modified Delphi consensus project with 169 experts from 50 countries and territories
7:26-7:40am
Johannes Jaunig (Austria)
The road to a national fitness monitoring system in Austria: Evidence from studies with the AUT-FIT battery
7:41-7:55am
Khanyile Dlamini (Zimbabwe)
Implementing fitness testing and measurement in physical education: Zimbabwe Schools Project
Part 2: Rapid discussions of new or ongoing projects for international collaboration
7:56-8:00
Introduction to part 2
8:01-8:08am
Claudia Niessner (Germany)
Sharing physical fitness data using the example of MO|RE data and common future directions
8:09-8:16am
Rachel Colley, Janine Clarke (Canada)
Assessing fitness in the context of the Canadian Health Measures Survey: Challenges and lessons learned
8:17-8:24am
Brendan O'Keefe (Ireland)
Achieving scientific and pedagogical rigour in monitoring health-related fitness in schools: Learnings from the Youth-Fit Ireland Study
8:25-8:32am
Susana Andrade (Ecuador)
Fitness evaluation among Latin American countries
8:33-8:40am
Matthew Weston (Scotland)
Responsiveness of field-based measures of cardiorespiratory and muscular fitness in children and adolescents: A systematic review with meta-analysis
8:41-8:48am
Evelin Mäestu (Estonia)
Health- and skill-related physical fitness and physical activity of children and youth with disabilities: school-based intervention focusing to increase physical activity and physical fitness through guided activities during recess
8:49-8:56am
Shawnda Morrison (Singapore)
Associated trends in wet-bulb globe temperature and cardiorespiratory fitness among children and adolescents from 1981 to 2014
8:57-9:04am
Mauro Santander Arenas (Argentina)
Motor Fitness in Children and Adolescents in Patagonia, Argentina
9:05-9:30am+
Optional group discussion
Planning, visioning, future directions, etc.
(PDF file, 7 MB)
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