Research Impact: Socioeconomically disadvantaged adults have lower engagement in leisure-time physical activity than those who are more affluent. We conducted a systematic review to identify correlates of unspecified physical activity and leisure-time physical activity among […]
Research Impact: This manuscript reviews and synthesises the available epidemiological literature examining prospective associations of physical activity with anxiety outcomes. Findings were promising, as odds (OR, 95%CI) of elevated anxiety symptoms (0.8742, 0.7731–0.9886; n=9), incidence […]
First Meeting During my participation in the Winter School in Austria in March 2019, organized by the Technical University of Munich Graduate School, I met Dr. Tadhg MacIntyre who presented the project “GO GREEN EX” […]
Speaker: Dr. Mats Hallgren is an Assistant Professor in Public Health Sciences at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden. He has written extensively on associations between physical activity and mental health, and led one of […]
Research Impact: The global action plan on physical activity (GAPPA) has a target to reduce physical inactivity by 10% in 2025 and by 15% in 2030. Health promotion activities that target individuals who are insufficiently […]
Research Seminar Description: Dr. Lindheimer will provide an overview and primer of placebo and expectation science, the potential role of placebo and expectancy in the psychological consequences of regular physical activity and exercise, and measurement, […]
Research Impact: Using compositional data analysis, the current study found that increased light-intensity physical activity (LIPA) was associated with lower BMI, percentage body fat and fat mass in older adults. Theoretically increasing LIPA by 30 […]
Research Impact: Despite numerous health benefits, adolescents’ physical activity levels have been declining in many countries. Active transport to school (e.g., walking, cycling) provides a potential source of regular physical activity. However, in many developed […]
Research Impact: The Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) recently launched a competition on Interactive Design and Children (IDC) that focused on the full-body interaction in reaction to decline of children’s health. One of the emphases […]
Anxiety disorders are consistently the most common type of mental disorder in the general population. There is substantial evidence to support their association with reduced quality of life, the development of chronic medical conditions, and […]
