Researchers from the PROFITH group provide Spanish data for an international analysis revealing the stabilization —and even reversal— of rising obesity rates in many developed countries. The PREFIT Project, coordinated by the PROFITH research group at the Sport and Health University Research Institute (iMUDS) of the University of Granada, has contributed

The INTERAPNEA and PREFIT projects, NAOS Strategy Awards 2026. The University of Granada has been recognized with four distinctions in the 19th NAOS Strategy Awards, which recognize outstanding initiatives in the promotion of healthy eating and physical activity. Among the recognized projects, two lines closely linked to iMUDS, INTERAPNEA and PREFIT,

Professor Palma Chillón Garzón, researcher at the PROFITH group and the Faculty of Sport Sciences of the University of Granada, has been awarded the first prize in the photography competition “YES WOMEN CAN, WE COULD, WE CAN”, whose selected images are part of CalendariA 2026, an initiative promoted by the

The STEP-IN research project was recently presented on Canal Sur’s health programme Salud al Día, highlighting its innovative, step-based physical activity intervention for people living with heart failure. The feature explained how the intervention, supported by digital technology and behaviour change strategies, aims to enhance functional capacity, cardiovascular, cognitive, and brain

The University of Granada (UGR) has once again positioned itself among the leading institutions at the international level in the field of Sport Sciences. In the latest edition of the 2025 Shanghai Ranking, in the area of Sport Science Schools and Departments (Faculties and Departments of Sport Sciences), the UGR has

The ActiveBrains Project Receives the NAOS Strategy Award for Its Work Against Childhood Obesity. The ActiveBrains project, led by Full Professor Francisco B. Ortega and coordinated by Professor Cristina Cadenas, both from the Department of Physical Education and and Sports at the University of Granada, has received the NAOS Strategy Award

The researcher Cristina Cadenas-Sánchez is leading “PREFIT-UP”, a study that will track changes in weight and health among children and adolescents in Spain over several years. Cristina Cadenas-Sánchez, a researcher at the Faculty of Sport Sciences of the University of Granada, has been distinguished by the Spanish Society of Obesity (SEEDO)

Rosa M. Alonso, PhD student from the PROFITH group, awarded 1st Prize for Best Oral Communication The PhD student from the PROFITH group, Rosa M. Alonso, was awarded the 1st Prize for Best Oral Communication at the National Congress of the Spanish Association of Cardiovascular Nursing (AEEC25), held in Granada from

More than thirty members of the PROFITH group actively participated in the congress, strengthening their collaborative ties, presenting research, and showcasing advances in exercise and health science. On October 24–25, 2025, the 9th EXERNET Network Symposium was held in Seville, entitled “Health and Well-being Through Exercise: Innovative Approaches in the EXERNET