PANO was represented at the Obesity Week 2015 in Los Angeles, California (November 2-6th). Marlene Silva participated with a free communication (poster) titled "Profiles of motivational strategies used by professionals to promote exercise behaviors". More information HERE.

The EuroFIT trial started in Portugal at FC Porto, Sporting CP and SL Benfica. About 120 men will attend weekly sessions at their clubs, having the opportunity to increase their physical activity levels and adopt healthier lifestyles. More information about the programme HERE.

Pedro Teixeira, Marlene Silva and Hugo Pereira participated in the EuroFIT project meeting, in Manchester (November 10-12). The Portuguese team reported on "Learning on process of fieldwork & trial management" and contributed to the general discussion on validation of the SitFIT device, results of the feasibility assessment of the EuroFIT programme in Everton and progress of the randomised controlled trial now underway in the Netherlans, United Kingdom and Portugal. Planning for the next phase of the project, replication of the programme in new clubs, was also a key focus of the meeting. More about this project HERE.

PANO researchers were present at the event "Portugal FIT", at MEO ARENA, Lisbon (28-29th November). António Palmeira, Hugo Pereira, Marlene Silva and Rui Jorge participated on the Rituals for Healthy Living Conferences. Over 20,000 people attended the two day event. More information HERE.

On December 9th, the Faculty of Human Kinetics - University of Lisbon (FMH-UL) hosted the International Seminar on "Energy Balance in Health and Disease", organized by the CIPER – Healthy Weight Group (FMH-UL). The seminar brought together national and international experts on energy balance, featuring keynote presentations by Profs. Manfred Muller and Anja Bosy-Westphal, among others. More information HERE.

PANO was represented at the 11th National Conference on Health Psychology in Lisbon (January 26-29th). Pedro Teixeira presented the keynote lecture "Motivation and self-regulation in health behavior change". Marta Marques facilitated the pre-conference workshop on "Development and assessment of health behavior change interventions" and gave a talk entitled "Development of digital tools for long-term weight management: The NoHoW project" in a symposium targeting theoretically-based behavioral change interventions. Marlene Silva participated with a presentation on the EuroFIT project, as an example to illustrate how theory can be used to guide intervention development. More information about the conference HERE.

The EuroFIT was featured on Euronews TV. The project, that aims to promote sport among football fans, shows that it's possible to encourage lifestyle changes and, at the same time, to prevent many diseases. Full report HERE.

António Palmeira and Marta Marques participated in the NoHoW project meeting, in Málaga (February 18-19). Preparations for the trial in the UK, Portugal and Denmark are now at an advanced stage. More information about the project HERE.

Between February 24-25, PANO researchers Pedro Teixeira and Marta Marques participated in the 2nd Behaviour Change Conference in London, UK. Marta Marques gave a presentation on "Designing evidence and theory-based ICT tools for weight loss maintenace: the H2020 NoHoW toolkit". More information about the conference HERE.

NoHoW was featured in i9 Magazine. Pedro Teixeira introduced the project that focus on the evidence around weight loss maintenance. More information HERE.