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Tag: Physical Activity
Celebrating the DE-PASS COST Action Final Event: A Legacy of Collaboration and Innovation – Rhoda Sohun
DE-PASS Final Event: Olomouc, Czech Republic: October 2024 The DE-PASS (Determinants of Physical Activity in SettingS) COST Action (CA19101) recently held its final event at the Fortress of Knowledge, Palacký University’s science center in Olomouc, […]
Are we inadvertently harming adolescents’ physical activity levels with our language – Caera Grady.
For the last three years I have been trying to answer one question, how do we effectively communicate physical activity with adolescents in schools (note, I said “with” rather than “to” here, I will come […]
Publication: It’s about time to exercise: development of the exercise participation explained in relation to time model
Research Impact: A perceived ‘lack of time’ is consistently the most commonly reported barrier to exercise. However, the term fails to capture the multifaceted nature of time-related factors. Recognising the need for a more comprehensive analysis […]
RTÉ BRAINSTORM: sCHOOL UNIFORM AS BARRIER TO PE AND PA PARTICIPATION – DR BRENDAN O’KEEFFE.
PESS academic staff member Dr Brendan O’Keeffe had an article published on RTÉ Brainstorm: Brendan discusses the role of school uniform as a barrier to physical education and physical activity participation in schools. You can […]
Publication: Participatory Research and Co-Design in Workplace Health Promotion Studies: A Scoping Review
Research Impact Overall, there is evidence suggesting that taking a participatory research approach is beneficial to the development of a workplace health promotion intervention and a key component of its success. A benefit was observed […]
IMPAQT project is launched – kevin volf.
In response to the pressing global challenge posed by non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and the urgent need for equitable physical activity policies, the IMproving Physical Activity policies and their impact on health eQuiTy (IMPAQT) project is set […]
University of Limerick Alumni Spotlight: Fiona McHale.
Fiona McHale, who graduated earlier this year with a PhD focusing on physical activity in adolescents. Discover Fiona’s passion for physical activity promotion, her thoughts on balancing academics and sports, and her contributions to gender […]
Publication: Rethinking schools as a setting for physical activity promotion in the 21st Century–A position paper of the working group of the 2PASS-4Health project
Research impact: In this position paper of the Erasmus+ funded 2PASS-4Health project we argue that a systems approach, in combination with an asset-based perspective, provides a useful conceptual foundation for the design of effective school-based PA interventions, […]
Time to grasp the low hanging fruit: School uniform as a barrier to physical activity – dr brendan o’keeffe.
In this blog I will put forward a view that I believe is one of the most practical and feasible solutions to reducing physical inactivity during the school day – changing the design of school […]
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