Global Sport and Movement Collaborative

Calling secondary schools with Year 7 students!
Our research team is seeking eligible NSW government schools to partner with us in delivering the Health4Life Parents & Teens program — a health initiative designed for year 7 students and their parents to support adolescents in building healthy habits around screen time, sleep, physical activity, nutrition, and more. The program is aligned with NSW PDHPE curriculum, and easy for PDHPE teachers to deliver. Participating schools will receive up to $750 in gift cards.

Visit www.parentsandteens.org.au now to express interest. We’d love to work with your school to support student wellbeing.

Great to see research from our team adding to the growing evidence on the mental health benefits of organised sport for children and adolescents. Made possible through the support that underpins our research community at Hunter Medical Research Institute (HMRI), this extensive review shows how team sport can foster wellbeing, confidence, and positive social connections for young people.

Team sport the MVP for kicking kids’ mental health goals Findings examining sport participation and mental health in children and adolescents reveal that organised sport, particularly team sport, can be a powerful setting for supporting mental health and social development.

Exercise is one of the most evidence‑backed tools we have for ageing well — and Global Sport and Movement Collaborative's Professor Ron Plotnikoff and Dr Emily Cox recently shared why on the Be Well Age Well podcast with hosts Dr John Ward and Dr Susannah Ward.

Their episode, Pillar 1: Exercise for Life – Building Strength, Function & Longevity at Any Age, explores what the science really tells us about exercise, independence, and quality of life across the lifespan.

From strength and balance to starting exercise later in life and navigating physical activity with chronic illness, the conversation cuts through myths and fear to focus on function, confidence, and staying independent — at any age.

Listen via Spotify

https://open.spotify.com/episode/6Xg3KOlzhwjd3B3gyVLtoQ

Pillar 1: Exercise for Life – Building Strength, Function & Longevity at Any Age With Professor Ron Plotnikoff & Dr Emily Cox Be Well AGE WELL: A Science-Based Path to Optimal Ageing & Functional Longevity · Episode