Assessment of Human Motor Power for Health
2-3 July 2026
Lisbon, Portugal
2-3 July 2026
Lisbon, Portugal
Welcome to the Powerpeople Conference 2026, which will take place in Lisbon, Portugal, on July 2nd and 3rd of
2026.
Aiming to promote human health and prevent age-related decline, several markers have been proposed over the past
four decades, such as sarcopenia (i.e., originally referring to the loss of muscle mass) and dynapenia (i.e., a concept focusing
primarily on maximal muscle strength). However, considering the growing body of evidence showing that human motor power capacity
is reduced at a greater rate with age than either sarcopenia or dynapenia and is also more strongly associated with overall
functionality and health outcomes than other muscle parameters, the concept of powerpenia was introduced in 2024,
anticipating that it may serve as a sensitive marker of age-related decline. Powerpenia reflects not only the loss of motor power
with age, but also with that associated with disease and physical inactivity.
In 2024, the first international seminar on powerpenia was held at the Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, in Porto Alegre, Brazil, bringing together more than 500 registered participants from 22 countries. Now, in 2026, evolving from a seminar format to a conference, a new event is planned to take place in Lisbon highlighting aspects of assessment of human motor power for health.
Participants
Countries
The event will be held over two days and will feature 3 keynote lectures, 10 oral presentations, 1 round table discussion, and a session dedicated to short (3-minute) oral poster presentations, from which three will be selected for extended presentations (15 minutes), culminating in anaward-winning abstract. The event will also include social opportunities for interaction among participants and event sponsors.
This conference will explore topics across three thematic axes:
All researchers and professionals interested in this topic are invited to participate and to submit their work. We look forward to welcoming you to an event dedicated to extensive knowledge sharing.
Sandro R. Freitas Organizing committee chair
Keynote Lectures
Oral Presentations
Round Discussion
E-poster session
The Faculty of Human Kinetics of the University of Lisbon (FMH) is a pioneer higher education institution focused on high academic achievement since 1940. It dedicates to the study of the human body and movement, and its multiple relations in health, education, sport, arts, productive, and society contexts.
FMH offers a large variety of academic programs to choose from, combining technical expertise with innovation, development of projects and research, and, thus, functioning as an education and health public promoter.
As a top Higher Education institution, focused on research and innovation challenges, both for students and researchers, FMH’s strategic plan embraces the promotion of more opportunities for national and international researchers to interact while working on their most distinguished areas, carrying out their expertise and thus building a new path of excellence for FMH.
FMH has also a strong bond with the community, by developing innovative programs, namely those involving older adults viewing the promotion of active ageing.
For further information, please visit: www.fmh.ulisboa.ptThe Conference will take place at Hotel Sana Malhoa Hotel, Lisbon.
The Hotel is located in the centre of the city in one of the business areas of Lisbon. It is well served with nearby transports (metro, buses, and taxis), and is about 7 km from Lisbon International Airport.
If you prefer, you can download the programme schedule Programme
You are welcome to submit an abstract on the topic of the conference, i.e. assessment of human motor power for health.
When submitting you should select:
Abstracts MUST be submitted by email to:
powerpenia@fmh.ulisboa .ptuntil Apr 30, 23:59 CET.
Please follow the instructions below when submitting an abstract:
All accepted abstracts will be published in the eBook of Abstracts of the Powerpenia Conference 2026, preconditioned the first author has paid the registration fee by 15th of May 2026 – abstracts without a paid registration fee until this deadline will be irrevocably removed.
In case the first author is unable to attend, a registered co-author is permitted to present the research on his/her behalf.
For an Abstract Formatting Example, please click HERE .
260,00€
Still closed1 The student registration fee is only available to full-time students. Please send a University student enrollment certificate in English, including an expiration date for 2026 (or beyond). Other Certificates will not be accepted.
For any queries, kindly contact us via the email address:
powerpenia@fmh.ulisboa .pt