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Dear Michael,
This issue of AusPAnet contains details of be active '09, a report from the USA National Physical Activity Conference, the Heart Foundation's new Position statement on the built environment and walking, Deakin Uni's seminar program, the National Physical Activity Guidelines for Ireland and info on encouraging seniors to be more active. Also take a look at our usual section on professional development and employment opportunities.
The research article reviews feature specific associations between types of physical activity and components of mental health, total mortality after changes in leisure time physical activity in 50 year old men and the effectiveness of the 2006 Commonwealth Games 10,000 Steps Walking Challenge.
Happy Reading!
The AusPAnet Team. |
| be active '09 |
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Don't miss out on the early bird registration for be active '09 which closes on Friday 31st July! |
| National Physical Activity Plan Conference, Washington |
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Find out more about this recent Conference, part of the US Government development of a National Physical Activity Plan to help Americans become more active every day. |
| Position statement - The built environment and walking |
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Take a look at the Heart Foundation's new Position statement on the built environment and walking. |
| Deakin University School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences Seminar Program |
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If you're around Melbourne, try and make it along to one of the upcoming seminars at the School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences at Deakin University. |
| The National Physical Activity Guidelines for Ireland |
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The Irish Government have recently released The National Physical Activity Guidelines for Ireland. |
| Encouraging Seniors to be more Active |
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Check out the new Research Files and Lifestyle Tips about Encouraging Seniors to be more Active from the Canadian Fitness and Lifestyle Research Institute (CFLRI). |
| Professional Development and Employment Opportunities |
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Visit the AusPAnet website for details of upcoming physical activity professional development and employment opportunities. |
| LATEST RESEARCH FINDINGS: Specific associations between types of physical activity and components of mental health |
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Learn about the effects of specific types of physical activity on different components of mental health. |
| LATEST RESEARCH FINDINGS: Total mortality after changes in leisure time physical activity in 50 year old men |
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It's never too late to start! Find out the effects of initiating physical activity in middle age in this 35 year follow-up of population based cohort. |
| LATEST RESEARCH FINDINGS: Effectiveness of the 2006 Commonwealth Games 10,000 Steps Walking Challenge |
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See what happened in the 2006 Melbourne Commonwealth Games 10,000 Steps Walking Challenge! |
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| Also of interest this fortnight... |
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Click through to find out more about recently released physical activity research articles.
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