SAVE THE DATE FOR NASPEM 2026!

We’re excited to announce that the NASPEM 2026 Biennial Meeting will be held in Chicago, Illinois from Wednesday, August 5 to Saturday, August 8, 2026. The meeting will be hosted by the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) and promises a great mix of science, collaboration, and community in one of the US’s most iconic cities. Conference sessions will take place at the University of Illinois Discovery Partners Institute, a modern and inspiring space in downtown Chicago. Attendees will be able to stay at our host hotel, the elegant LaSalle Chicago, located nearby the conference venue. 

The NASPEM 2026 meeting website, important dates, and pricing details will be available by the end of September 2025.

We hope you’ll join us for this engaging and energizing event in Chi-Town!

Our Mission

Promote exercise science, physical activity and fitness in the health and medical care of children and adolescents

Our mission is achieved through:

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Our biennial conference
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Our Trainee awards
Sedentary Kids: The Health Impacts of Sedentary Behaviour On Children and Adolescents

By NASPEM member, Dr. David Dunstan   Since the declaration of the COVID-19 pandemic by the World Health Organisation on March 11, 2020, preventive measures …

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COVID-19, Exercise, Children and their Developing Immune System
By NASPEM member, Dr. Shlomit Radom-Aizik   Emerging epidemiological reports on the coronavirus (COVID-19) in ...
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Why Should Clinicians Care about Pediatric Exercise Science?
By NASPEM member, Dr. Webb Smith   At its very core pediatric exercise science much ...
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