by Andrew Marshall

Football’s FFIT Programme: Men, Fitness & Health

Research Paper Title Football Fans in Training: The Development and Optimization of an Intervention Delivered through Professional Sports Clubs to Help Men Lose Weight, Become More Active and Adopt Healthier Eating Habits. Background The prevalence of obesity in men is rising, but they are less likely than women to engage in existing weight management programmes.… Read More

by Andrew Marshall

Children: Sedentary Time & Health Risk

Research Paper Title The Association between Accelerometer-measured Patterns of Sedentary Time and Health Risk in Children and Youth: Results from the Canadian Health Measures Survey. Background Self-reported screen time is associated with elevated health risk in children and youth. However, research examining the relationship between accelerometer-measured sedentary time and health risk has reported mixed findings.… Read More

by Andrew Marshall

Swimming, Asthma & Children’s Fitness

Swimming is a good way for children with asthma to keep fit, according to a systematic review of eight trials. Swimming was well tolerated by children with stable symptoms and helped improve aerobic fitness and lung function compared with no prescribed exercise or golf (one trial). Swimming training made no difference to quality of life… Read More

by Andrew Marshall

Reviewing Intervention Effects on Children’s Physical Activity

Research Paper Title Systematic Review of Intervention Effects on Potential Mediators of Children’s Physical Activity. Background Many interventions aiming to increase children’s physical activity have been developed and implemented in a variety of settings, and these interventions have previously been reviewed. However the focus of these reviews tends to be on the intervention effects on… Read More