Resources
Resources to stay active during COVID-19 pandemic
Children
- How to keep yourself and your kids active during the lockdown; RTE [A] *
- School’s cancelled—what now? Here are 200+ activities you can do with kids at home; Active for Life [A] *
- Dance with the kids; This Girl Can [A][V] *
- Indoor activities for kids; change4life [A] *
- Accessible activities; change4life [A] *
- 5 Minute Move | Kids Workout 1 | The Body Coach TV; The Body Coach TV [V] *
- Have a Blast With This Family Fun Cardio Workout!; POPSUGAR Fitness [V] *
Older Persons
- Sitting exercises; NHS [A] *
- Strength exercises; NHS [A] *
- Balance exercises; NHS [A] *
- Flexibility exercises; NHS [A] *
- Home Workout Videos; NHS [A] *
- 20 Min Exercise for Seniors, Elderly, & Older People - Seated Chair Exercise Senior Workout Routines; HASfit [V] *
- 10 Minute Home Workout For Seniors | The Body Coach TV; The Body Coach TV [V] *
- Senior Fitness - Beginner Standing Cardio Workout; Senior Fitness With Meredith [V] *
- 10 min Home workout for Seniors; The Body Coach TV [V] *
- 20 min Seated Chair Exercise Senior Workout Routines; HASfit [V] *
Persons with disabilities
- SEATED WORKOUT IDEAL FOR DISABLED OR INJURED - 4 minute real time workout; Lucy Wyndham-Read [V] *
- Abs Exercises for Disabled or Wheelchair users; Rowlands Fitness [V] *
- Seated Workout for Disabled, Injured, Rehab, or Amputee | Kym Nonstop; KymNonStop [V] *
- How to Exercise with Limited Mobility; HelpGuide [A] *
- Exercises To Try At Home For Disabled People; HUFFPOST [A][V] *
- LaBlast - Dance Fitness for people with intellectual disabilities; UFIT [V] *
- Parkinson Balance Skills and Drills; UFIT [V] *
- 25 min seated workout: Strength & Cardio; National Center on Health, Physical Activity and Disability (NCHPAD) [V] *
Moderate Exercise
- Exercising at home; This Girl Can [A][V] *
- The Best 15-Minute Beginner Workout — No Equipment Needed | Class FitSugar; POPSUGAR Fitness [V] *
- 20 MIN FULL BODY WORKOUT - Beginner Version // No Equipment I Pamela Reif; Pamela Reif [V] *
- Intermediate Cardio workout; Body Project [V] *
- 30-Minute Strength, Cardio, and Pilates Core Workout; POPSUGAR Fitness [V] *
- 30 minute total body medium intensity workout with celeb trainer Kit Rich; Kit Rich[V] *
- Working Out at Home: Tips for Starting a Routine During Social Distancing; MindBody [A][V] *
- Yoga with Adriene - free YouTube classes; has 30-day yoga journeys as well [V] *
- http://steezy.co/ Free dance classes in different styles [V] *
More Advanced Exercise
- Ironstrength workout: fitness exercises by Dr. Jordan Metzl, sport medicine physician at the Hospital for Special Surgery, runner and triathlete *
- 30-Minute HIIT Cardio Workout with Warm Up - No Equipment at Home | SELF; SELF [V] *
- 30 Minute HIIT Cardio Workout + Abs At Home - With Warmup | SELF; SELF [V] *
- 30-Minute Advanced Cardio Workout, Plus Burnout Finisher | SELF; SELF [V] *
Related Sites
- International Olympic Truce Center *
- The International Paralympic Committee *
- The International Olympic Committee
- International Conference of Ministers and Senior Officials Responsible for Physical Education and Sport (MINEPS)
- Inter-Agency Group on Sport for Development and Peace (IAGSDP)
Documents
- General Assembly Resolution to proclaim the International Day [A/RES/67/296]
- Political Declaration of the High-level Meeting of the General Assembly on Prevention and Control of Non-communicable Diseases[A/RES/66/2]
- 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development[A/RES/70/1]
- Keeping the promise: united to achieve the Millennium Development Goals[A/RES/65/1]
- 2005 World Summit Outcome[A/RES/60/1]
- Observance of the Olympic Truce [A/RES/48/11]
- International Year of Sport and the Olympic Ideal [A/RES/48/10]
- Proclamation of international years[A/RES/61/185]
- Promoting human rights through sport and the Olympic ideal [A/HRC/RES/31/23]
- The right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health: sport and healthy lifestyles as contributing factors [A/HRC/RES/26/18]
Related Pictures
Panelists and moderators of the 2023 event celebrating the International Day of Sport for Development and Peace, holding cards featuring the 17 Sustainable Development Goals. Photo: UN/Flaminia Bondi
Javier Zanetti, Inter Vice President and Inter Campus Programme Ambassador, with the children from Inter Campus Programme at the 2023 event celebrating the International Day of Sport for Development and Peace. UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe
Arielle (Ari) Chambers, multimedia journalist and founder of HighlightHER, moderating a panel discussion on 'Player rights and impact' at the 2023 event celebrating the International Day of Sport for Development and Peace. UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe
Javier Zanetti, Inter Vice President and Inter Campus Programme Ambassador, holds the SDG soccer ball he just signed, at the 2023 event celebrating the International Day of Sport for Development and Peace. Photo: UN/Flaminia Bondi
Award-Winning Professional Alpinist and member of Protect Our Winters (POW), Graham Zimmerman, speaks at the 2023 event celebrating the International Day of Sport for Development and Peace, under the theme Scoring for People and the Planet. Photo: UN/Flaminia Bondi
Camila Garcia, Vice President, International Federation of Professional Footballers (FIFPRO), and Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Executive Director, National Basketball Players Association (NBPA) Foundation, in conversation at the 2023 event celebrating the International Day of Sport for Development and Peace. Photo: UN/Flaminia Bondi
Professional Basketball Player and founder of Women and Kids Empowerment (W.A.K.E), Batouly Camara, at the 2023 event celebrating the International Day of Sport for Development and Peace. Photo: UN/Flaminia Bondi
Javier Zanetti, Inter Vice President and Inter Campus Programme Ambassador, and Tabitha Lipkin, Emmy award-winning journalist, discuss the power of Sport at the 2023 event celebrating the International Day of Sport for Development and Peace. Photo: UN/Flaminia Bondi
Kids from Inter Campus Programme listen to the panel discussions of the 2023 event celebrating the International Day of Sport for Development and Peace after accompanying Javier Zanetti, one of the speakers. Photo: UN/Flaminia Bondi
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