We encourage people to move more and sit less because it promotes health and well-being, but many of the health benefits of physical activity and sedentary behaviour are still poorly understood.
Our research aims to provide a better understanding of how and why physical activity and sedentary behaviour improves health, and of the amount, intensity, and type of activity needed for health benefits.
Current active research鈥痑reas include:
- Physical activity, sedentary behaviour, and sleep in children and adolescents: development of national and international guidelines -鈥�Professor John Reilly
- Patterns of sedentary behaviour, physical activity and growth across childhood and their influence on later disease outcomes -鈥�Dr Adrienne Hughes
- Effect of physical activity, sedentary behaviour on NCD prevention and management with focus on Diabetes -鈥�Dr Alison Kirk
- 24-hour movement behaviours (physical activity, sedentary behaviour and sleep) and their influence on children’s development and health - Professor John Reilly
- Effects of school, family and community-based interventions on risk factors for future chronic disease -鈥�Dr. Deirdre Harrington
- Effects of high-intensity interval exercise training interventions on physical and mental health outcomes
- Physical activity interventions for vulnerable children, adolescents and adults - Dr. Fiona Muirhead
- Physical activity interventions in adults with chronic pain - Dr Fiona Muirhead
- Effects of high-intensity interval exercise training interventions on physical and mental health outcomes - Dr Katy Weston
- The potential for community-led active mobility practices (for example bike buses) to improve individual, community and planetary healthy - Dr. D Harrington