BRICS to BRICSCESS-A perspective for practical action in the promotion of healthy lifestyles to improve public health in five countries

Ming-Kai Chin; Elizabeth Anderson; J Hans de Ridder; Ricardo R Uvinha; J Larry Durstine

doi:10.1016/j.jshs.2019.07.008

BRICS to BRICSCESS-A perspective for practical action in the promotion of healthy lifestyles to improve public health in five countries

J Sport Health Sci. 2019 Nov;8(6):520-523. doi: 10.1016/j.jshs.2019.07.008. Epub 2019 Jul 25.

Authors

Ming-Kai Chin¹, Elizabeth Anderson², J Hans de Ridder³, Ricardo R Uvinha⁴, J Larry Durstine²

Affiliations

¹ BRICS Council of Exercise and Sport Science (BRICSCESS), Hong Kong, China.
² Department of Exercise Science, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, USA.
³ School of Human Movement Sciences, North-West University Potchefstroom Campus, Potchefstroom 2520, South Africa.
⁴ School of Arts, Sciences and Humanities, Graduate Program in Physical Activity Sciences, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo 03828-000, Brazil.

Abstract

•A brief historical summary of BRICS countries and the BRICS Council of Exercise and Sport Science (BRICSCESS) is presented.•BRICSCESS functions to facilitate the accomplishment of the various tasks such as to establish links between institutions and organizations; establish an active and sustainable future leader/volunteer program; promote collaboration in research, teaching, and mentoring between international scientists; develop, organize, and promote conferences, seminars, workshops, symposiums, round-table discussions and training courses; and publish new scientific information related to exercise, physical activity, sports science, lifestyle management, and nutrition.•A central task of BRICSCESS is to establish an active and sustainable future leader/volunteer program for mentoring junior scholars within the exercise science and lifestyle management fields.