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Youth physical inactivity was already a problem before COVID-19, but it doesn't have to stay that way.
Improving social, physical and psychological abilities.
The cost and the hassles involved can stand in the way of kids joining teams and taking part in organized activities. So can cultural barriers.
We need to keep active and exercise to stay healthy. So why not teach school kids some of the activities they'd go on to enjoy later in life?
Young people spend too much time sitting still. When they get a chance to move, it should not be stressful.
Specialist teachers and hours of compulsory physical education a week are keeping Nordic school children moving. When it comes to physical activity, Australia could do better.
A new study reports that school-based physical activity interventions are ineffective in improving young people's activity levels. But we just need to think outside the box if we want them to work.
There has been a tenfold increase in the worldwide prevalence of childhood obesity over the past four decades.
Physical education is for every body - as long as it's male.
Cutting PE lessons to boost exam results is madness – it's time for sport in schools to go mainstream.
Sport and other physical activity is vital to the developing bodies and minds of children; for those with disabilities it can be hard to access and is yet even more important.
The Scottish club's move to support women's struggles with menstruation and sport is the first of its kind.
The Daily Mile started in a primary school in central Scotland six years ago. Now it has spread to 3,600 schools in 35 countries.
Exergames should be used to replace sedentary video games, not traditional physical education.
It's not just about physical training and psychology, sport is influenced by your location.
Children's fitness has been declining even faster over the past six years than in the decade before.
Children who do more physical activity are likely to improve their health and it might also help them improve their school grades. Those are the findings of recent research from Sweden which suggest that…
The playing field may not be level for school sports due to physical differences between children born in different months. Our research measured 8,550 children’s stamina, muscle strength and power. Those…
Ofsted’s recent report into competitive sport in schools – provocatively entitled Going the Extra Mile – criticises state schools for not doing enough to develop sporting talent. A significant number of…
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Reader in Sports Science (Clinical Physiology), University of Essex
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Program Director – Health and Physical Education, Maths/Science, Faculty of Education, University of Tasmania
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Associate Professor in Physical Education and Sport, Flinders University
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Adjunct assistant professor, Plymouth University
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Assistant Professor, London School of Economics and Political Science
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Senior Lecturer in Sport Studies, University of Northampton
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Lecturer in Developmental Psychology, University of Edinburgh
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Senior Lecturer in Personal Development, Health & Physical Education / Course Director of Postgraduate Studies in Education, Charles Sturt University
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Associate Professor in Physiology, Exercise and Nutrition, University of Stirling
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Senior Lecturer, School of Sport, Exercise & Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Birmingham
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Senior Lecturer in Physiology, Exercise and Nutrition, University of Stirling
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Associate Professor, NHMRC Career Development Fellow, University of South Australia
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Acting Head of Allied Health Professions, Sport and Exercise, University of Huddersfield
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Associate Professor Professional Experience, Federation University Australia
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Lecturer, University of South Australia
