Cette année, dans le cadre de la Chaire Collen-Francqui, la FSM invite la professeure Greet Cardon (UGent).
La leçon inaugurale se tiendra le 27 février 2020 et s'intitulera « Is sitting too much as unhealthy as moving too little ? ». Elle aura lieu à la Faculté des Sciences de la Motricité de l'UCLouvain (COUB11, Place de Coubertin à Louvain-la-Neuve). Les leçons seront données en anglais.
La professeure Cardon est chef du département des sciences du mouvement et du sport à la faculté de médecine et des sciences de la santé de l'université de Gand, où elle dirige le groupe de recherche "Activité physique et santé".
Ses recherches portent principalement sur la compréhension des déterminants de l'activité physique et du comportement sédentaire, ainsi que sur l'identification des moyens les plus efficaces de promouvoir plus d'activité physique et moins de position assise dans différentes tranches d'âge.
Elle est très impliquée dans plusieurs projets européens et flamands sur les comportements liés à la santé (par exemple ToyBox, Spotlight, DEDIPAC (JPI), Smartlife, Feel4Diabetes (Horizon 2020)). Elle dirige actuellement un consortium de recherche interdisciplinaire sur le vieillissement en bonne santé, appelé GRAY (recherche de l'Université de Gand sur le vieillissement des jeunes).
Elle est (co-)auteur de plus de 400 publications. Elle a écrit ou co-écrit plusieurs chapitres de livres et deux ouvrages.
Greet Cardon a été présidente et membre de la Société internationale pour la nutrition comportementale et l'activité physique (International Society of Behavioural Nutrition and Physical Activity). Elle est membre de plusieurs conseils politiques (par exemple, membre expert du gouvernement flamand pour la nutrition et l'activité physique), de groupes d'experts (par exemple, Med8 de la Fondation flamande pour la recherche, expert de l'académie finlandaise), et membre du comité de rédaction de plusieurs revues scientifiques (International Journal of Behavioural Nutrition and Physical Activity, Journal of Sport and Health Science).
Leçon inaugurale : “Is sitting too much as unhealthy as moving too little?”
This lecture will focus on the concepts and health related recommendations for physical activity and sedentary behavior across the lifespan. Both behaviours and their interrelationship will be discussed in the scope of a healthy lifestyle. The mechanisms of sitting in relation to health will be explained in order to provide a good insight in evidence-based health messages. Furthermore the physical activity paradox, focusing on physical activity at work, will be explained
Leçons ordinaires, de 14h à 16h (COUB11)
Mercredi 04/03: ”The use of e- and m-health to promote an active lifestyle”
Nowadays wearables, apps, exergames and online Fitness Communities are increasingly being used to promote a healthy lifestyle. In this lecture we will focus on the use of e- and m-health and the quantified self in the scope of health promotion and we will discuss several examples. Some important features and development principles will be outlined in order to create effective e- and m-health tools to promote an active lifestyle.
Mercredi 11/03: “Activity friendly environments, active lives?”
Adults who live in walkable neighbourhoods that are densely populated, have interconnected streets, and are close to shops, services, restaurants, public transport, and parks, tend to be more physically active than residents of less walkable areas. Improvements to urban environments to facilitate physical activity for transportation and recreation is a recommended strategy. In the current lecture we will discuss the socio-ecological model and the role of the environment in the scope of physical activity promotion in different age groups.
Mercredi 18/03: “The promotion of physical activity in children: why and how?”
While children are often perceived as being active, objective measurement data show that many children do not reach the recommended levels of physical activity. This lecture will focus on children’s physical activity levels and recommendations and on strategies to promote an active lifestyle starting from a young age.
Mercredi 25/03: “Low hanging fruit for optimizing active aging”
Aging is one of the major challenges of the twenty first century that touches every aspect of society. We are living longer than ever. This has dire consequences for individuals and their families but also for society that has to cope with a larger number of dependent older people and a large and increasing burden of disease. This lecture will focus on how to invest in healthy aging and in an age-friendly society for the future. Specific emphasis will be on the use of physical activity and sports in the scope of boosting neuroplasticity in older adults.