By Sreetheran Maruthaveeran, 2020 SPGs recipient. Physical inactivity in children has been identified as a significant and growing public health concern. Regular moderate to vigorous physical activity in children is associated with numerous benefits including improved cardiovascular health, reduced risk of type 2 diabetes and lesser symptoms of depression and anxiety (Janssen & Le Blanc,Read more
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From World Leisure Organization, we are excited to celebrate in 2021 for the first time our newest international initiative: the World Leisure Day (WL Day). This aims to reinforce leisure as a social right and its importance in daily life, as well as to expand its possibilities of manifestation and promote reflection on the accessesRead more
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Originally published as part of the fourth edition of Leisure, Sport and Tourism, Politics, Policy and Planning, this chapter has been revised and expanded to include the new edition of the WLO Charter for Leisure, a discussion of intellectual property rights and case studies of: TV sport spectatorship; Disability and access to culture; Gender equity inRead more
After an open call for new WL Board of Directors members was launched in September last year, we are glad to welcome on board Dr. Cari E. Autry (East Carolina University, USA), Dr. Marcel Bastiaansen (Breda University of Applied Sciences, The Netherlands), and due to their successful reelection, to have again with us serving forRead more
Sesc – Social Service of Commerce is a brazilian private organization supported by entrepreneurs in businesses, tourism and services, and its main objective is to provide wellbeing and quality of life to professionals working in these sectors and their family members. SESC’s initiatives stem from a solid cultural and educational project that has borne theRead more
By Teresa Freire, chair of WLO SIG on Leisure and Well-being and 2020 SPGs recipient. The Coronavirus-19 crisis brought to everyday life a handful of unprecedented transformations, which still require further analysis and adaptation. Researchers try to understand the current impacts and anticipate the forthcoming consequences of this crisis through every field of knowledge. LeisureRead more
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The events industry has been one of the most profoundly affected ones following the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic. We reflect on the future of events and look into three advocacy and knowledge sharing initiatives taken by various groups internationally. We start with ICCA, the International Congress and Convention Association, to which WLO recently became a member.Read more
Supporting Organization signatory party of the Glasgow Declaration on Climate Action in Tourism
