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We helped develop the UK’s first physical activity guidelines for disabled children and young people.
The physical activity and social connection that take place at recess help children be more engaged once back in the classroom.
Debating whether school uniforms are good or bad sidesteps a bigger issue: students – especially girls – need better designed garments that support their learning and well-being.
Researchers looked at the most popular YouTube fitness videos and the types of behavioural change techniques they used. Here’s what they found.
Research from around the world showed how much children’s activity levels dropped during lockdowns.
Over half of people who intend to make healthy lifestyle changes fail to do so. Understanding the automatic tendencies that prevent people from enacting a new health habit can help them stick to it.
A growing body of research points to the body’s natural cannabinoid system as the primary driver behind the runner’s high – and the mental health boost and stress relief following exercise.
People who were more active had lower levels of inflammation in their brain.
To get more workers to be active, public health messaging must recognize the important role employers can play in creating the conditions for workers to focus on exercise.
New research suggests gamifying neighbourhoods could encourage people to travel more actively.
Too much time studying isn’t good for you or your grades. The challenge is to find the best balance of study, sleep and other activity to improve learning without compromising well-being.
Studies point to students’ movement skills declining during lockdowns, especially among younger children. Levels of physical activity must be restored to avoid lifelong harm to their health.
Exercise – alongside standard treatments – may help improve strength and flexibility, and other symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis.
Making small changes daily can help prevent weight gain in the long run.
Physical activity and sport are important in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures. However, there are barriers to these activities for some communities. How can this be addressed?
Studies have shown a drop in physical activity for kids during lockdowns, which could impact their long term health. But their mums are getting more active.
Electric bikes allow riders to go much further and faster in the countryside – and this has led to a lot of concern from mountain bikers.
Physical activity barriers are still prevalent for people with disabilities, despite the increase in participation in the Paralympic Games.
ActiveTO and programs like it across the country create more urban public space for exercising and can remove a major barrier to physical activity: lack of open and safe space.
Top contributors
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Professor, Medical Research Future Fund Emerging Leader, University of South Australia
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Professor of Physical Activity, Lifestyle, and Population Health, University of Sydney
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Professor of Health Sciences, University of South Australia
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Senior Manager, Brisbane Catholic Education & Associate Professor of Education (Adjunct), Charles Sturt University
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Alfred Deakin Professor, Deakin University
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Professor, Victoria University
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Adjunct Research Fellow, The University of Western Australia
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Senior Lecturer, UNSW Sydney
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Associate Professor and Director of the Child Health and Physical Activity Lab, Western University
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Assistant Professor, Physiotherapy, Trinity College Dublin
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Professor, Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management, University of Manitoba
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Reader in Exercise and Health Physiology, University of Hertfordshire
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Professor, University of Newcastle
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney
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Lecturer in Exercise Science, University of South Australia
