Brussels | 2 December 2026
Where the physical activity sector meets European health policy.
About
Physical inactivity is one of the largest preventable burdens on European health systems, and the sector with the infrastructure to address it sits outside the health policy conversation.
Exercise for Health exists to close that gap. It brings members of the European Parliament, health policy specialists, researchers and the fitness and physical activity sector into the same room to work out what prevention policy should look like and who delivers it.
The third edition takes place at the heart of european policymaking in Brussels on 2 December 2026.
Who is it for?
Policymakers of all levels (from local, national and european levels). Researchers in public health, exercise science and health economics. Health sector organisations and patient groups. Operators and national associations working on referral, prescription and prevention programmes.
What to expect
Evidence first.
Presentations from researchers working on physical activity, prevention and health outcomes, selected for what they mean for policy rather than for the laboratory.
Policy in the room.
Based in Brussels, Exercise for Health places physical activity and prevention firmly on the European policy agenda. It creates space for policymakers, health experts and sector leaders to exchange perspectives and explore practical responses to Europe’s health challenges.
Practice that already works.
Programmes running today in European countries, presented by the people delivering them, with the results and the obstacles both on the table.
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