Journal of Physical Activity & Health

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

📣 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

✨The first manuscript from my Mitacs Accelerate internship with @participaction.bsky.social has been published in @jpahjournal.bsky.social ✨

doi.org/10.1123/jpah...

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...

@drjosienbooth.bsky.social @physactivityed.bsky.social @simonetomaz.bsky.social

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

⭐ 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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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

@karen-milton.bsky.social @coralhanson.bsky.social

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

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

⭐ 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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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!

Exciting news for #ISPAH2026!! 🇲🇽

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 🙌

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...

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

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

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

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 developed & validated a multivariable model that used #machinelearning to identify cognitive function, physical function, & willingness to engage in #physicalactivity as the most important predictors of drop-out in a going-out program for older adults.

doi.org/10.1123/jpah.2024-0723

Meet Victor Martinez, a PhD candidate at Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul, who recently published in JPAH a network analysis of the impact of physical activity and lifestyle on mental health.

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#EarlyCareerResearcher
#PhysicalActivityResearch

Meet Inés Nieto, an Assistant Professor at Universidad Rey Juan Carlos in Spain, who recently published a systematic review of social return on investment as applied to physical activity and sport.

🔗 doi.org/10.1123/jpah.2024-0174

@inesnietoromero.bsky.social

#EarlyCareerResearcher

JPAH & ISPAH are thrilled to congratulate @marynwanjau.bsky.social‬, a Class of 2024 graduate of the Bill Kohl Peer Review Academy who was mentored by Ulf Ekelund.

Enrollment for next year's class is currently open through June 15th!

🔗 ispah.org/peer-review-...

@ulfekelund.bsky.social

JPAH & ISPAH are thrilled to announce the first of our Bill Kohl Peer Review Academy graduates for the Class of 2024, Zhanjia Zhang, who was mentored by Stuart Biddle.

Enrollment for next year's class is currently open through June 15th!

🔗 ispah.org/peer-review-...

@stuartjhbiddle.bsky.social

Please welcome Dr. Paddy Dempsey to our group of Senior Associate Editors! His research is grounded in human physiology, exercise science, and medicine/public health.

@pcdempsey.bsky.social
@deakinuniversity.bsky.social
@mrcepid.bsky.social
@bakerresearchau.bsky.social
@ldc-news.bsky.social

🌟 The Bill Kohl Peer Review Academy is now accepting applications for its second cohort. This is your opportunity to grow as a peer reviewer, sharpen your skills, and connect with global mentors.

🗓️ Applications close June 15 – don’t miss out!

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Give our sister journal @jmpbjournal.bsky.social a follow if you're part of the #wearables community!