On April 27th, Marta Marques, together with Cristina Godinho (ISCTE; UCL), facilitated a workshop on "Development and assessment of health behavior change interventions". The event, promoted by the Portuguese Association of Health and Behavior Sciences, took place in ISCTE, Lisbon.

FMH hosted the last EuroFIT project meeting, that took place in Cascais, Portugal, 10-11 May. Randomised controlled trial of the EuroFIT program was discussed, as well as the replication of the program in new clubs and the adaption of the EuroFIT to other groups.

Pedro Teixeira was appointed Director for the Area of the Promotion of Physical Activity. This is one of the 11 priority areas of the National Health Plan, proposed by the Directorate-General of Health (DGS). More information HERE.

An invited commentary from Pedro Teixeira titled "Health behavior change: a field just picking up speed. A comment on Ogden (2016)" was recently published on Health Psychology Review, in relation to an editorial piece published by Jane Ogden, "Celebrating variability and a call to limit systematisation: the example of the Behaviour Change Technique Taxonomy and the Behaviour Change Wheel". Other experts also commented on Ogden's article.

Between June 2-5, CIPER | Self-Regulation researchers participated in the 6th International Conference on Self-Determination Theory in Victoria, Canada. More information about the conference HERE.

CIPER | Self-Regulation was represented at the 15th Annual Meeting of the International Society for Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity in Cape Town, South Africa (June 8-11). More information about the meeting HERE.

On June 16th, participants from the three portuguese clubs that delivered the EuroFIT program engaged in a walking football tournament at the National Stadium. The event also served as a reunion session, three months after the end of the program. More about this project HERE.

On June 30, the Faculty of Human Kinetics - University of Lisbon (FMH-UL) hosted the International Seminar on "Keep on Running: Exploring Running Behaviors in Individuals and Groups", organized by the CIPER | Self-Regulation Group. The event included as special guests Mário Machado, Heather Patrick and Rakel Eva Saevarsdóttir, among many other experts. More information about the seminar HERE.

Pedro Teixeira was featured on an article in WIRED magazine. The article focuses on November Project, a free fitness movement present in multiple cities around the world, that motivates and encourage people of all ages, shapes, sizes and fitness levels to exercise. The article can be accessed HERE.

An opinion article from Pedro Teixeira titled "Physical activity: a new vital sign of health" was recently published on PÚBLICO newspaper. The article focuses on the new Portuguese Physical Activity Promotion Program, in effect at the Directorate-General of Health (Health Ministry), and can be accessed HERE.