TODAY, sports nutrition in the world has experienced developments and changes along with increasing awareness of the importance of nutrition in supporting the performance of athletes and physically active individuals.
In Indonesia, public awareness of the importance of nutrition and exercise has also increased. Two major sporting events held this year, namely the 2024 Paris Olympics and the 2024 Indonesian National Sports Week (PON) Aceh-Medan, have also become highlights that have increased public enthusiasm for sports.
This is in line with one of Indonesia’s visions based on Presidential Regulation No. 86 of 2021 concerning the Grand Design of National Sports, namely to realize a fit Indonesia, with 70% of the community actively participating in sports, so that it is hoped that 60% have a good level of physical fitness.
Sports are not only a community activity, but have reached the industrial stage and continue to grow from year to year. The development of social media has also influenced the knowledge and perspective of the community in preventing health problems through fulfilling nutritional and sports needs.
The Nutrition Science Study Program of Esa Unggul University is the only study program that specializes in sports nutrition in Indonesia. This encourages the Esa Unggul Nutrition study program to be actively involved in the development of sports nutrition in Indonesia.
One of them is holding an international seminar that presents International and National Sports Nutritionists to discuss the latest global issues in the field of Sports Nutrition. With the topic “Emerging Trends in Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Exercise”, the Nutrition and Dietitian Profession Study Program of Esa Unggul University together with the Indonesian Sports and Fitness Nutritionist Association (ANOKI) affiliated with the Asian Nutrition Society for Sports and Health (ANSSH) will hold for the second time, the 2nd International Symposium and Workshop on Physical Fitness and Sports Nutrition (ISPEN), namely on Wednesday-Friday on August 7, 8, and 9, 2024 at the Kemala Ballroom of Esa Unggul University, Jakarta.
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This activity will be held for three consecutive days. On the first day, the workshop session with the topic “Sports nutrition” and “Training for Peak Performance”. The next two days are symposium sessions with four major topics, namely “Nutrition and health”, Physical activity and exercise”, “Food development and supplement”, and “Athlete Performance”.
On the second day of the symposium, an opening ceremony will be held, opened by the Chief of Presidential Staff (KSP) of the Republic of Indonesia, the Chancellor of Esa Unggul University, and the General Chairperson of the Association of Indonesian Nutrition Higher Education Institutions (AIPGI).
ISPEN 2024 will present 14 speakers from 6 countries, namely England, Jordan, South Korea, Japan, Singapore, and Indonesia. The speakers who will attend are Rebeca Randell and Teena Badshah from the Gatorade Sport Science Institute England, which is also one of the sponsors of the ISPEN 2024 activity.
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In addition, there are Prof. Ibrahim Dabayebeh from the University of Jordan, Prof. Masashi Miyashita from Waseda University Japan, Prof. Wook Song from Seoul from Seoul National University South Korea, Assoc Prof. Jason Lee from the National University of Singapore (NUS) Singapore, Professors of Nutrition and Sports at several leading universities in Indonesia, and the Indonesian National Sports Committee (KONI) Center. This activity also received support from Gatorade from Pepsico and
Herballife in organizing ISPEN 2024.
In addition to the presentation sessions, the seminar will also host Q&A sessions, panel discussions, and interactive workshops aimed at providing a comprehensive learning experience for all participants.
ISPEN 2024 aims to be a collaborative forum between academics, researchers, students, athletes, coaches, and sports activists to exchange information, knowledge, and innovations on current issues in the field of Sports Nutrition.
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According to the Chairperson of ISPEN 2024, Maya Fernandya Siahaan, B.Sc., M.Kes, this activity will be a promotional event for the community regarding the importance of the role of nutrition and physical activity as basic needs to improve the quality of human resources.
ISPEN 2024 is expected to provide a positive impression for participants and provide participants with knowledge of sports nutrition, thereby encouraging positive changes in eating habits and daily physical activity as a form of prevention of non-communicable diseases related to lifestyle.
Not only that, ISPEN 2024 can improve Indonesia’s sports achievements by providing knowledge of nutrition and proper physical training as a guide to increasing energy and endurance for athletes.
The increase in sports nutrition knowledge that occurs in the community through ISPEN 2024 has great potential to bring about positive changes in people’s lifestyles and health.
ISPEN 2024 is open to the public and is expected to be attended by 300 participants consisting of academics, researchers, practitioners, sports coaches, athletes, students and the public who are interested in this topic. For more information, please visit the ispen.id website. (Z-3)
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