Congratulations to HALOites Dr. Mark Tremblay, Dr. Jean-Philippe Chaput, Dr. Corey Kuzik, Dr. Michelle Guerrero, and Silvia Gonzalez, on their excellent presentations and a workshop at the 2021 XChange Conference of the International Society for Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, which was held virtually, June 8-10, 2021. This year’s ISBNPA XChange theme was “Thinking independently together – Let’s dance around the world!”

Presentations and the workshop involving HALO researchers included (HALOites in bold):

Faulkner GE, Riazi N, Wunderlich K, Gierc M, Brussoni M, Moore S, Tremblay MS. “You can’t go to the park”: Exploring parental experiences of COVID-19 and its impact on their children’s movement behaviours. International Society for Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity XChange (virtual), June, 2021.

Gonzalez SA, Sarmiento LO, Larouche R, Chaput J-P, Katzmarzyk PT, Tremblay MS. Active transportation to school among Colombian children and adolescents: national prevalence and correlates. International Society for Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity Conference (virtual), June, 2021. Recording: https://vimeo.com/552657237

Guerrero MD,*Vanderloo L, Rhodes R, Faulkner GE, Moore S, Tremblay MS. What factors predict adherence and non-adherence to the 24-hour movement guidelines for children during the COVID-19 pandemic? Findings from national survey. International Society for Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity XChange (virtual), June, 2021.

Kuzik N, Naylor PJ, Spence JC, Carson V. Parent-child movement behaviours and Bluetooth proximity in preschool-aged children: A compositional substitution analysis. International Society for Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity XChange (virtual), June, 2021. Recording: https://vimeo.com/552614350

Lee E-Y, Bains A, Hunter S, Ament A, Sayavera B-S, Carson V, Hakimi S, Huang WY, Janssen I, Lee M, Lim H, Silva DAS, Tremblay MS. A systematic review on the correlates of outdoor time/outdoor play among children (aged 3-12 years). International Society of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity XChange (virtual), June, 2021. Recording: https://vimeo.com/551677506

Moore SA, Faulkner GE, Rhodes R, Vanderloo L, Ferguson L, Brussoni M, Mitra R, Chulak-Bozzer T, O’Reilly N, Spence J, Tremblay MS. The impact of the COVID-19 virus outbreak and related restriction on movement behaviours of children: Findings from national surveys. International Society for Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity XChange (virtual), June, 2021.

Timperio A, Trost S, Brunet J, Chaput JP, Johnson B, Kuzik N. Making the Move from Research Student to Research Staff. Workshop at the International Society for Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity XChange (virtual), June, 2021.

Vanderloo, LM, Moore SA, Guerrero MD, Faulkner GE, Tremblay MS. COVID-19 restrictions are adversely affecting children’s movement behaviours: How do we protect and support healthy movement behaviours for kids and their families during a pandemic? Symposium presentation at the International Society for Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity XChange (virtual), June, 2021.